diff --git a/gnu/packages/readline.scm b/gnu/packages/readline.scm
index b83c96ca61..9aeb7d0e7e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/readline.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/readline.scm
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ (define-syntax-rule (patch-series version (seqno hash) ...)
         ...))
 
 (define %patch-series-8.1
-  '())
+  (patch-series
+   "8.1"
+   (1 "0i4ikdqgcjnb40y2ss3lm09rq56zih5rzma3bib50dk3d1d4cak8")))
 
 (define %patch-series-7.0
   (patch-series