diff --git a/Ports/php/package.sh b/Ports/php/package.sh
index 1b9e237cae..0dbb704a2a 100755
--- a/Ports/php/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/php/package.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ useconfigure="true"
 version="8.0.6"
 files="https://www.php.net/distributions/php-${version}.tar.xz php-${version}.tar.xz e9871d3b6c391fe9e89f86f6334852dcc10eeaaa8d5565beb8436e7f0cf30e20"
 auth_type=sha256
-depends="libiconv libxml2 openssl sqlite zlib"
+depends="libiconv libxml2 openssl readline sqlite zlib"
 configopts="
     --disable-opcache
     --prefix=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local
     --with-iconv=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local
     --with-openssl
+    --with-readline=${SERENITY_INSTALL_ROOT}/usr/local
     --with-zlib
     --without-pcre-jit
 "