diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d1b6ff2c15e..b0e44e0d972 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -398,10 +398,9 @@ endif
 else
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_EDITLINE),1)
 CXXFLAGS += -DYOSYS_ENABLE_EDITLINE
-LIBS += -ledit -ltinfo -lbsd
-else
-ABCMKARGS += "ABC_USE_NO_READLINE=1"
+LIBS += -ledit
 endif
+ABCMKARGS += "ABC_USE_NO_READLINE=1"
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(DISABLE_ABC_THREADS),1)