diff --git a/ftp/lftp/Makefile b/ftp/lftp/Makefile
index 0ce5e8ddb478..1afec41789b4 100644
--- a/ftp/lftp/Makefile
+++ b/ftp/lftp/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 # XXX Fix readline detection with a non-standard LOCALBASE
 # To remove when m4/lftp_lib_readline.m4 is fixed upstream
+.if !exists(/usr/lib/libreadline.so)
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-readline=${LOCALBASE}
+.else
+CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-readline=/usr
+.endif
 
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