2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 02d5e0a734..faaf62ba81 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed bug #74383 (phar method parameters reflection correction). 
     (mhagstrand)
 
+- Readline:
+  . Fixed bug #74489 (readline() immediately returns false in interactive
+    console mode). (Anatol)
+
 - Standard:
   . Fixed bug #72071 (setcookie allows max-age to be negative). (Craig Duncan)
   . Fixed bug #74361 (Compaction in array_rand() violates COW). (Nikita)
diff --git a/ext/readline/readline.c b/ext/readline/readline.c
index 53a4c9e9ab..564d5c0539 100644
--- a/ext/readline/readline.c
+++ b/ext/readline/readline.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(readline)
    Reads a line */
 PHP_FUNCTION(readline)
 {
-	char *prompt = NULL;
+	char *prompt = "";
 	size_t prompt_len;
 	char *result;