diff --git a/daemon/daemon.h b/daemon/daemon.h
index bc6b60845..7b14ddeb5 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon.h
+++ b/daemon/daemon.h
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_READLINE
 #ifdef HAVE_READLINE_H
 #include <readline.h>
-#define HAVE_READLINE
 #else
 #ifdef HAVE_READLINE_READLINE_H
 #include <readline/readline.h>
-#define HAVE_READLINE
+#endif
 #endif
 #endif
 #ifdef HAVE_HISTORY_H