diff --git a/lib/config/defaults.h b/lib/config/defaults.h
index cad98628e..b8d46f1cc 100644
--- a/lib/config/defaults.h
+++ b/lib/config/defaults.h
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_RAID_REGION_SIZE   512	/* KB */
 #define DEFAULT_INTERVAL 15
 
-#ifdef READLINE_SUPPORT
-#  define DEFAULT_MAX_HISTORY 100
-#endif
+#define DEFAULT_MAX_HISTORY 100
 
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_ERROR_COUNT	NO_DEV_ERROR_COUNT_LIMIT