--- a/examples/ratop/Makefile.in
+++ b/examples/ratop/Makefile.in
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 DEFS = @DEFS@
 COMPATLIB = @COMPATLIB@ @LIB_SASL@ @LIBS@ @V_THREADS@ @V_GEOIPDEP@ @V_PCRE@ @V_FTDEP@ @ZLIB@
 
-CURSESLIB = @CURSESLIB@ @V_READLINE@
+CURSESLIB = @CURSESLIB@
+V_READLINE = @V_READLINE@
 
 # Standard CFLAGS
 CFLAGS = $(CCOPT) $(INCLS) $(DEFS)
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@
 all: $(PROGS)
 
 $(INSTALLBIN)/ratop: $(OBJ) $(LIB)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIB) $(COMPATLIB) $(CURSESLIB)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS) $(LIB) $(COMPATLIB) $(CURSESLIB) $(V_READLINE)
 
 CLEANFILES = $(OBJ) $(PROGS)