diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index daf34b6..9c3c171 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@
 			src/shared/gatt-server.h src/shared/gatt-server.c \
 			src/shared/gatt-db.h src/shared/gatt-db.c \
 			src/shared/gap.h src/shared/gap.c \
-			src/shared/tty.h src/shared/shell.c src/shared/shell.h
+			src/shared/tty.h
+
+if READLINE
+shared_sources += src/shared/shell.c src/shared/shell.h
+endif
 
 src_libshared_glib_la_SOURCES = $(shared_sources) \
 				src/shared/io-glib.c \