diff --git a/lldb/scripts/Python/modules/readline/CMakeLists.txt b/lldb/scripts/Python/modules/readline/CMakeLists.txt
index d7b0e468fb9d..876ab341682b 100644
--- a/lldb/scripts/Python/modules/readline/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lldb/scripts/Python/modules/readline/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ SET(PYTHON_DIRECTORY python${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}/site-
 # Build the readline python module
 include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR})
 add_library(readline SHARED readline.cpp)
-target_include_directories(readline
-                           PRIVATE
-                             ${libedit_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+target_link_libraries(readline ${PYTHON_LIBRARY})
 
 if (NOT LLDB_DISABLE_LIBEDIT)
-  target_link_libraries(readline ${PYTHON_LIBRARY} ${libedit_LIBRARIES})
-else()
-  target_link_libraries(readline ${PYTHON_LIBRARY})
+  target_include_directories(readline
+                             PRIVATE
+                               ${libedit_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  target_link_libraries(readline ${libedit_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 # FIXME: the LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH seems to be ignored - this is not a