diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/readline/files/inputrc b/meta/recipes-core/readline/files/inputrc
index b5c4c8af24..4a2874bccc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/readline/files/inputrc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/readline/files/inputrc
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ set output-meta on
 $if mode=emacs
 
 # allow the use of the Home/End keys
-# "\e[1~": beginning-of-line
-# "\e[4~": end-of-line
+"\e[1~": beginning-of-line
+"\e[4~": end-of-line
 
 # allow the use of the Delete/Insert keys
-# "\e[3~": delete-char
-# "\e[2~": quoted-insert
+"\e[3~": delete-char
+"\e[2~": quoted-insert
 
 # mappings for "page up" and "page down" to step to the beginning/end 
 # of the history