diff --git a/srcpkgs/readline/template b/srcpkgs/readline/template
index b965584a641..bb68c5e66ae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/readline/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/readline/template
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	sed -i 's|-Wl,-rpath,$(libdir) ||g' support/shobj-conf
 }
 
-readline-devel>=6.3_package() {
+readline-devel_package() {
 	depends="ncurses-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {