diff --git a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
index cc1e960a0c..c72732daee 100644
--- a/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ncurses
 PKG_VERSION:=6.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define Package/libncurses
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/
   PROVIDES:=libncursesw
   DEPENDS:= +terminfo
-  ABI_VERSION:=6
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)
 endef
 
 define Package/libncurses-dev
diff --git a/package/libs/readline/Makefile b/package/libs/readline/Makefile
index d41a6d74f4..11933273b6 100644
--- a/package/libs/readline/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/readline/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=readline
 PKG_VERSION:=8.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/readline
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ define Package/libreadline
   TITLE:=Command lines edition library
   DEPENDS:=+libncursesw
   URL:=http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
-  ABI_VERSION:=8
+  ABI_VERSION:=$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)
 endef
 
 define Package/libreadline/description