diff --git a/base/readline/readline.conf b/base/readline/readline.conf
index 092d9a3c0..27484cd43 100644
--- a/base/readline/readline.conf
+++ b/base/readline/readline.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../readline/readline.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2009 - 2011 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ pkg_readline_preconf() {
 }
 
 hook_add preconf 5 "pkg_readline_preconf"
+
+# link against libtinfo from ncurses avoiding undefined references in
+# third party applications which link against libreadline
+if pkginstalled ncurses; then
+	var_append GCC_WRAPPER_INSERT ' ' "-L$( pkgprefix -r libdir ncurses ) -ltinfo"
+fi