diff --git a/redhat/frr.spec.in b/redhat/frr.spec.in
index 5217ffdf83..33e047e532 100644
--- a/redhat/frr.spec.in
+++ b/redhat/frr.spec.in
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ URL:            https://www.frrouting.org
 Requires(preun): info
 Requires(post): info
 BuildRequires:  gcc patch libcap-devel
-BuildRequires:  readline readline-devel ncurses ncurses-devel
+BuildRequires:  readline-devel ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  json-c-devel bison >= 2.7 flex make
 BuildRequires:  c-ares-devel texinfo
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 7