diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be
index 8597aa208..462320f66 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-xscale_be
@@ -15,5 +15,14 @@ ARCH_CLASS = xscale
 ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS),CROSS)
     VALID_BUILDS = Ioc
     GNU_TARGET = xscale_be
-    CMPLR_PREFIX = $(addsuffix -,$(GNU_TARGET))
+    CMPLR_PREFIX = $(GNU_TARGET:%=%-)
+
+    # Configure for readline if requested
+    OP_SYS_INCLUDES += $(READLINE_DIR:%=-I%/include)
+    READLINE_LDFLAGS = $(READLINE_DIR:%=-L%/lib)
+    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_YES_NO = $(READLINE_DIR:%=-Wl,-rpath,%/lib)
+    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += \
+        $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH)_$(STATIC_BUILD))
+    SHRLIBDIR_LDFLAGS += $(READLINE_LDFLAGS)
+    PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(READLINE_LDFLAGS)
 endif
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
index 69efd6ffa..015229647 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 # CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-xscale_be
 #
-# Site specific definitions for linux-xscale_be target builds.
+# Site specific definitions for all linux-xscale_be target builds.
 #-------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Set GNU_DIR to point to directory containing the tool-chain
-
-# APS:
-GNU_DIR = /usr/local/vw/xscale_be
-
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-xscale_be
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6df78db19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-xscale_be
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-xscale_be
+#
+# Site specific definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-xscale_be targets
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Set GNU_DIR to point to directory containing the tool-chain
+GNU_DIR = /usr/local/vw/xscale_be
+
+# If readline is available, configure it
+READLINE_DIR = $(GNU_DIR)/target/usr
+COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-xscale_be b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-xscale_be
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d016ce985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-xscale_be
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.linux-xscale_be
+#
+# Site specific settings for linux-x86_64 host - linux-xscale_be target
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Inherit setting from linux-x86
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-xscale_be