diff --git a/scripts/chapter8/8.11-readline.sh b/scripts/chapter8/8.11-readline.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fd3054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/chapter8/8.11-readline.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd /sources
+tar xf readline-8.1.2.tar.gz
+cd readline-8.1.2
+
+sed -i '/MV.*old/d' Makefile.in
+sed -i '/{OLDSUFF}/c:' support/shlib-install
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr    \
+            --disable-static \
+            --with-curses    \
+            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/readline-8.1.2
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" -j5
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi 
+
+make SHLIB_LIBS="-lncursesw" install
+
+install -v -m644 doc/*.{ps,pdf,html,dvi} /usr/share/doc/readline-8.1.2
+
+cd /sources
+rm -rf readline-8.1.2
+
diff --git a/scripts/main.sh b/scripts/main.sh
index b3749dc..0bd8369 100644
--- a/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/scripts/main.sh
@@ -666,4 +666,15 @@ then
 	stop_script "chapter8/8.10-file.sh"
 fi
 
+# Chapter 8.11
+# ============
+echo "Building readline"
+su -c "bash $SCRIPT/chapter8/8.11-readline.sh"
+
+# Exit on error
+check_exit_code
+if [ $exit_status -ne 0 ]
+then
+	stop_script "chapter8/8.11-readline.sh"
+fi