diff --git a/Ports/mrsh/package.sh b/Ports/mrsh/package.sh
index a0b7c9dcc9..d23d17ad8a 100755
--- a/Ports/mrsh/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/mrsh/package.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ version=cd3c3a48055ab4085d83f149ff4b4feba40b40cb
 files="https://github.com/emersion/mrsh/archive/${version}.tar.gz ${port}-${version}.tar.gz d26e3fdee71ef168cf3f8ad2912c148b20aab524048e4ea899d6b83fb299ceab"
 auth_type=sha256
 useconfigure=true
+configopts=(
+    "--without-readline"
+)
 
 export CFLAGS=-Wno-deprecated-declarations