diff --git a/Makefile.tools b/Makefile.tools
index 2568de7..1ddfeb1 100644
--- a/Makefile.tools
+++ b/Makefile.tools
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ if EXPERIMENTAL
 noinst_PROGRAMS += tools/bdaddr tools/avinfo tools/avtest \
 			tools/scotest tools/amptest tools/hwdb \
 			tools/hcieventmask tools/hcisecfilter \
-			tools/btmgmt tools/btinfo tools/btattach \
+			tools/btinfo tools/btattach \
 			tools/btsnoop tools/btproxy \
 			tools/btiotest tools/bneptest tools/mcaptest \
 			tools/cltest tools/oobtest tools/seq2bseq \
@@ -273,9 +273,12 @@ tools_hwdb_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la
 
 tools_hcieventmask_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la
 
+if READLINE
+noinst_PROGRAMS += tools/btmgmt
 tools_btmgmt_SOURCES = tools/btmgmt.c src/uuid-helper.c client/display.c
 tools_btmgmt_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la src/libshared-mainloop.la \
 				-lreadline
+endif
 
 tools_btinfo_SOURCES = tools/btinfo.c monitor/bt.h
 tools_btinfo_LDADD = src/libshared-mainloop.la