diff --git a/package/libs/readline/Makefile b/package/libs/readline/Makefile
index 11b9e0172f..03e56f36ed 100644
--- a/package/libs/readline/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/readline/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/libreadline/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))