Index: head/libexec/flua/Makefile
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--- head/libexec/flua/Makefile	(revision 359454)
+++ head/libexec/flua/Makefile	(revision 359455)
@@ -1,32 +1,35 @@
 #! $FreeBSD$
 
 .include <src.lua.mk>
 
 LUASRC?=	${SRCTOP}/contrib/lua/src
 .PATH: ${LUASRC}
 
 PROG=	flua
 WARNS?=	2
 MAN=	# No manpage; this is internal.
 
 CWARNFLAGS.gcc+=	-Wno-format-nonliteral
 
 LIBADD=	lua
 
 # Entry point
 SRCS+=	lua.c
 
 # FreeBSD Extensions
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/modules
 SRCS+=	linit_flua.c
 SRCS+=	lfs.c lposix.c
 
 CFLAGS+=	-I${SRCTOP}/lib/liblua -I${.CURDIR}/modules -I${LUASRC}
 CFLAGS+=	-DLUA_PROGNAME="\"${PROG}\""
 
-# readline bits
+# readline bits; these aren't needed if we're building a bootstrap flua, as we
+# don't expect that one to see any REPL usage.
+.if !defined(BOOTSTRAPPING)
 CFLAGS+=	-DLUA_USE_READLINE
 CFLAGS+=	-I${SRCTOP}/lib/libedit -I${SRCTOP}/contrib/libedit
 LIBADD+=	edit
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>