diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e6cc10155..307d7e67a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ dbus_dep = dependency('dbus-1')
 sdl_dep = dependency('sdl2', required : get_option('sdl2'))
 summary({'SDL 2': sdl_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Misc dependencies')
 readline_dep = dependency('readline', required : false)
+summary({'readline (for pw-cli)': readline_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Misc dependencies')
 ncurses_dep = dependency('ncursesw', required : false)
 sndfile_dep = dependency('sndfile', version : '>= 1.0.20', required : get_option('sndfile'))
 summary({'sndfile': sndfile_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'pw-cat/pw-play/pw-dump/filter-chain')