diff --git a/srcpkgs/clisp/template b/srcpkgs/clisp/template
index 0bd8d107d04..ee0941a3d58 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/clisp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/clisp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'clisp'
 pkgname=clisp
 version=2.49
-revision=5
+revision=6
 # possibly works elsewhere but not in an ancient 2010 release
 archs="x86_64* i686*"
 build_style=configure
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ nocross=yes
 lib32disabled=yes
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 build_options="readline"
+build_options_default="readline"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686-musl) broken="*** - MULTIPLE-VALUE-SETQ: variable EXTRA-FILE-TYPES has no value";;