diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
index d777a1741..f3f337e63 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-x86
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
+LDLIBS_READLINE = -lreadline -lcurses
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86 b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
index 3bb6be06b..139d744f8 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-x86
@@ -20,4 +20,3 @@
 # If readline is not installed comment the following line
 # to omit command-line editing and history support
 COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
-LDLIBS_READLINE = -lreadline -lncurses