diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4b12f01df..c20984afd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1870,6 +1870,7 @@ echo "
 
         Use standard socket: $use_standard_socket
         Dirmngr auto start:  $dirmngr_auto_start
+        Readline support:    $gnupg_cv_have_readline
 "
 if test x"$use_regex" != xyes ; then
 echo "
diff --git a/m4/readline.m4 b/m4/readline.m4
index 783f40123..0c9619dea 100644
--- a/m4/readline.m4
+++ b/m4/readline.m4
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ dnl
 dnl Defines HAVE_LIBREADLINE to 1 if a working readline setup is
 dnl found, and sets @LIBREADLINE@ to the necessary libraries.
 
+
 AC_DEFUN([GNUPG_CHECK_READLINE],
 [
   AC_ARG_WITH(readline,
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([GNUPG_CHECK_READLINE],
 	[look for the readline library in DIR]),
      [_do_readline=$withval],[_do_readline=yes])
 
+  gnupg_cv_have_readline=no
   if test "$_do_readline" != "no" ; then
      if test -d "$withval" ; then
         CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I$withval/include"
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ rl_completion_matches(NULL,NULL);
            AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBREADLINE,1,
 	      [Define to 1 if you have a fully functional readline library.])
            AC_SUBST(LIBREADLINE,$_combo)
+           gnupg_cv_have_readline=yes
            break
         fi
      done