diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4ae34565fe6b..37cc1fd3c529 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2586,7 +2586,8 @@ let
   };
 
   gdb = import ../development/tools/misc/gdb {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses readline gmp mpfr texinfo;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv ncurses gmp mpfr texinfo;
+    readline = readline5;
   };
 
   valgrind = import ../development/tools/analysis/valgrind {