diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb
index 6617164e3d..d0e2c4b540 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/chrony/chrony_4.3.bb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ USERADD_PARAM:${PN} += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'privdrop', '--sys
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "editline \
     ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ipv6', d)} \
 "
-PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--without-editline,--without-readline,readline"
+PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--without-editline,--disable-readline,readline"
 PACKAGECONFIG[editline] = ",--without-editline,libedit"
 PACKAGECONFIG[sechash] = "--without-tomcrypt,--disable-sechash,nss"
 PACKAGECONFIG[privdrop] = "--with-libcap,--disable-privdrop --without-libcap,libcap"