diff --git a/srcpkgs/cgdb/template b/srcpkgs/cgdb/template
index 9984e7acd81..1c9ffea9401 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cgdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cgdb/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pkgname=cgdb
 version=0.7.0
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-installed-readline=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr ac_cv_rl_version=6.3"
+configure_args="ac_cv_rl_version=6.3"
 hostmakedepends="flex help2man"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel readline-devel"
 depends="gdb"