diff --git a/gnu/packages/admin.scm b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
index 6c5b3903db..da5fab8ef8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/admin.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/admin.scm
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ (define-public guile2.2-shepherd
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("guile" ,guile-2.2)))
     (inputs
-     `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)))))
+     `(("guile" ,guile-2.2)
+       ("guile2.2-readline" ,guile2.2-readline)))))
 
 (define-public guile3.0-shepherd
   (deprecated-package "guile3.0-shepherd" shepherd))