diff --git a/src/lisp/plat/linux.c b/src/lisp/plat/linux.c
index ad7f873..f3ad032 100644
--- a/src/lisp/plat/linux.c
+++ b/src/lisp/plat/linux.c
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@
 #ifndef NO_READLINE
 	return readline(prompt);
 #else
-	UNUSED(prompt);
-	return "";
+	fprintf(stdout, "%s", prompt);
+	fflush(stdout);
+	char *buffer = malloc(512);
+	fgets(buffer, 512, stdin);
+
+	return buffer;
 #endif
 }