diff --git a/Makefile.def b/Makefile.def
index 80347fd13da..72d58549645 100644
--- a/Makefile.def
+++ b/Makefile.def
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-intl; };
 dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-libiberty; };
 dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-bfd; };
 dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-opcodes; };
-dependencies = { module=all-sim; on=all-readline; };
+dependencies = { module=configure-sim; on=all-readline; };
 
 // Other host modules.
 dependencies = { module=all-fastjar; on=all-zlib; };
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 7d97049c8d6..593495e1650 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -66260,7 +66260,7 @@ install-strip-sid: maybe-install-strip-tcl
 install-sid: maybe-install-tk
 install-strip-sid: maybe-install-strip-tk
 configure-sim: maybe-all-gnulib
-all-sim: maybe-all-readline
+configure-sim: maybe-all-readline
 all-fastjar: maybe-all-build-texinfo
 all-libctf: all-libiberty
 all-stage1-libctf: all-stage1-libiberty