diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline.inc b/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline.inc
index b61104cf80..6c43e2df11 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline.inc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+SUMMARY = "Library for editing typed command lines"
 DESCRIPTION = "The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit \
 command lines as they are typed in. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are available. The Readline library includes  \
 additional functions to maintain a list of previously-entered command lines, to recall and perhaps reedit those   \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline_5.2.bb b/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline_5.2.bb
index 1aa44f80b3..05ab26f053 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline_5.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/readline/readline_5.2.bb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+SUMMARY = "Library for editing typed command lines"
 DESCRIPTION = "The GNU Readline library provides a set of functions for use by applications that allow users to edit \
 command lines as they are typed in. Both Emacs and vi editing modes are available. The Readline library includes  \
 additional functions to maintain a list of previously-entered command lines, to recall and perhaps reedit those   \