diff --git a/package/libreadline/Makefile b/package/libreadline/Makefile
index 1ded2788a0..750b691c1f 100644
--- a/package/libreadline/Makefile
+++ b/package/libreadline/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=readline
 PKG_VERSION:=5.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/readline
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	mkdir -p $(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*} $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.{a,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.* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/lib{history,readline}.{so.5,so.5.2} $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libreadline))