diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm
index 100d7e029..8b0a8c2a4 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_CLASS),CROSS)
     PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_YES += $(PROD_DEPLIB_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath-link,%)
     PRODDIR_LDFLAGS += $(PRODDIR_RPATH_LDFLAGS_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 
-    LDLIBS_READLINE += -lreadline -lcurses
-    LDFLAGS_READLINE += -L$(GNU_DIR)/lib
-    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE += -R$(GNU_DIR)/lib
-    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS += $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_$(COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY))
+    # Provide a link-time path for readline 
+    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_YES = -Wl,-rpath-link,$(GNU_DIR)/lib
+    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE = $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
+    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_CURSES = $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
+    RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_NCURSES = $(RUNTIME_LDFLAGS_READLINE_$(LINKER_USE_RPATH))
 
 endif