diff --git a/package/libs/libreadline/Makefile b/package/libs/libreadline/Makefile
index a281237358..5b0ca8314d 100644
--- a/package/libs/libreadline/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libreadline/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ define Package/libreadline
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Command lines edition library
   URL:=http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_VERSION)
 endef
 
 define Package/libreadline/description