diff --git a/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend
index 41592c4..3e663e7 100644
--- a/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend
@@ -1 +1 @@
-PACKAGECONFIG ??= "python"
+PACKAGECONFIG ??= "readline python"