diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gjs/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gjs/default.nix
index 792e34c7b14..ac53726bc53 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gjs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.16/core/gjs/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ spidermonkey_24 ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    sed 's|-lreadline|-L${readline}/lib -lreadline|g' -i $out/lib/libgjs.la
+    sed 's|-lreadline|-L${readline.out}/lib -lreadline|g' -i $out/lib/libgjs.la
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gjs/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gjs/default.nix
index 792e34c7b14..ac53726bc53 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gjs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/3.18/core/gjs/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ spidermonkey_24 ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    sed 's|-lreadline|-L${readline}/lib -lreadline|g' -i $out/lib/libgjs.la
+    sed 's|-lreadline|-L${readline.out}/lib -lreadline|g' -i $out/lib/libgjs.la
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/6.3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/6.3.nix
index f770fabb35d..11d4271b168 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/6.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/6.3.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0hzxr9jxqqx5sxsv9vmlxdnvlr9vi4ih1avjb869hbs6p5qn1fjn";
   };
 
+  outputs = [ "dev" "out" "doc" ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ncurses];
 
   patchFlags = "-p0";