diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9e5e1241ac5..8327d1b8ea6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16534,7 +16534,7 @@ in
   notify-sharp = callPackage ../development/libraries/notify-sharp { };
 
   notcurses = callPackage ../development/libraries/notcurses {
-    readline = readline80;
+    readline = readline81;
   };
 
   ncurses5 = ncurses.override {