diff --git a/base/readline/readline.conf b/base/readline/readline.conf
index 6e05ee69f..915947f56 100644
--- a/base/readline/readline.conf
+++ b/base/readline/readline.conf
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ pkg_readline_preconf() {
 		echo "Applying patch ${x##*/} ..."
 		patch -p0 < "$x"
 	done
+# remove RPATH from shared objects (FS#14366)
+sed -i 's|-Wl,-rpath,$(libdir) ||g' support/shobj-conf
+
+# avoid issues with moving libs while installing
+sed -i '/MV.*old/d' Makefile.in
+sed -i '/{OLDSUFF}/c:' support/shlib-install
+
 }
 
 hook_add preconf 5 "pkg_readline_preconf"