diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in
index df1d2f59c3..bfe1a40bfd 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GSTD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEDIT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE
 	help
 	  GStreamer Daemon, also called gstd, is a GStreamer framework
 	  for controlling audio and video streaming using an
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gstd/gstd.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gstd/gstd.mk
index ccb3b3e1bc..965ede7949 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gstd/gstd.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gstd/gstd.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ GSTD_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	libdaemon \
 	libedit \
 	libglib2 \
-	libsoup \
-	readline
+	libsoup
 
 GSTD_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Denable-tests=disabled \