diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ef721f85..2cc318eec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ CXXFLAGS := $(filter-out -fPIC,$(CXXFLAGS))
 LDFLAGS := $(filter-out -rdynamic,$(LDFLAGS)) -s
 LDLIBS := $(filter-out -lrt,$(LDLIBS))
 ABCMKARGS += ARCHFLAGS="-DSIZEOF_VOID_P=4 -DSIZEOF_LONG=4 -DSIZEOF_INT=4 -DWIN32_NO_DLL -x c++ -fpermissive -w"
-ABCMKARGS += LIBS="lib/x86/pthreadVC2.lib -s" READLINE=0 CC="$(CXX)" CXX="$(CXX)"
+ABCMKARGS += LIBS="lib/x86/pthreadVC2.lib -s" ABC_USE_NO_READLINE=1 CC="$(CXX)" CXX="$(CXX)"
 EXE = .exe
 
 else ifneq ($(CONFIG),none)