diff --git a/unix/Makefile b/unix/Makefile
index 790bbafbc6d36b646d1c8bdac3a452908447919e..2e4e679a3bf5d1f6f7c4088bca7048c4d1181099 100644
--- a/unix/Makefile
+++ b/unix/Makefile
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fast:
 
 # build a minimal interpreter
 minimal:
-	$(MAKE) COPT="-Os -DNDEBUG" CFLAGS_EXTRA='-DMP_CONFIGFILE="<mpconfigport_minimal.h>"' BUILD=build-minimal PROG=micropython_minimal MICROPY_PY_TIME=0 MICROPY_PY_TERMIOS=0 MICROPY_PY_SOCKET=0 MICROPY_PY_FFI=0
+	$(MAKE) COPT="-Os -DNDEBUG" CFLAGS_EXTRA='-DMP_CONFIGFILE="<mpconfigport_minimal.h>"' BUILD=build-minimal PROG=micropython_minimal MICROPY_PY_TIME=0 MICROPY_PY_TERMIOS=0 MICROPY_PY_SOCKET=0 MICROPY_PY_FFI=0 MICROPY_USE_READLINE=0
 
 # build an interpreter for coverage testing and do the testing
 coverage: