diff --git a/system/base/expat/pspec.xml b/system/base/expat/pspec.xml
index b37ca5aa..26c6e488 100644
--- a/system/base/expat/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/expat/pspec.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>gnuconfig</Dependency>
             <Dependency>glibc-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>readline-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
             <!--Patch>expat-2.2.0-CVE-2016-0718-regression.patch</Patch-->