diff --git a/package/libreadline/Makefile b/package/libreadline/Makefile
index 2f5cb60e84..90219e55b6 100644
--- a/package/libreadline/Makefile
+++ b/package/libreadline/Makefile
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ define Build/Compile
 endef
 
 define Build/InstallDev
-	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/include
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/readline $(1)/usr/include/
-	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.{a,so.5,so.5.2} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.{a,so,so.5,so.5.2} $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 define Package/libreadline/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.{so.5,so.5.2} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.{so,so.5,so.5.2} $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libreadline))