diff --git a/nshlib/Kconfig b/nshlib/Kconfig
index 6d54c38e2..c45b6ff35 100644
--- a/nshlib/Kconfig
+++ b/nshlib/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config NSH_LIBRARY
 	default n
 	select NETUTILS_NETLIB if NET
 	select LIBC_NETDB if NET
-	select READLINE_HAVE_EXTMATCH
 	select BOARDCTL if (!NSH_DISABLE_MKRD && !DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT) || NSH_ARCHINIT || NSH_ROMFSETC
 	select BOARDCTL_MKRD if !NSH_DISABLE_MKRD && !DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT
 	select BOARDCTL_ROMDISK if NSH_ROMFSETC
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ choice
 config NSH_READLINE
 	bool "Minimal readline()"
 	select SYSTEM_READLINE
+	select READLINE_HAVE_EXTMATCH
 	---help---
 		Selects the minimal implementation of readline().  This minimal
 		implementation provides on backspace for command line editing.
diff --git a/system/readline/Kconfig b/system/readline/Kconfig
index 5a9411f43..f088fddee 100644
--- a/system/readline/Kconfig
+++ b/system/readline/Kconfig
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 # see the file kconfig-language.txt in the NuttX tools repository.
 #
 
-config READLINE_HAVE_EXTMATCH
-	bool
-	default n
-
 menuconfig SYSTEM_READLINE
 	bool "readline() Support"
 	default n
@@ -15,6 +11,10 @@ menuconfig SYSTEM_READLINE
 
 if SYSTEM_READLINE
 
+config READLINE_HAVE_EXTMATCH
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config READLINE_ECHO
 	bool "Echo character input"
 	default y