diff --git a/package/freeswitch/freeswitch.mk b/package/freeswitch/freeswitch.mk
index 77037634af..643a48afb4 100644
--- a/package/freeswitch/freeswitch.mk
+++ b/package/freeswitch/freeswitch.mk
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ FREESWITCH_CONF_ENV += \
 	ac_cv_gcc_supports_w_no_unused_result=no
 
 FREESWITCH_CONF_OPTS = \
-	--disable-core-libedit-support \
 	--disable-core-odbc-support \
 	--disable-libvpx \
 	--disable-libyuv \
@@ -160,4 +159,11 @@ define FREESWITCH_ENABLE_MODULES
 endef
 FREESWITCH_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += FREESWITCH_ENABLE_MODULES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEDIT),y)
+FREESWITCH_DEPENDENCIES += libedit
+FREESWITCH_CONF_OPTS += --enable-core-libedit-support
+else
+FREESWITCH_CONF_OPTS += --disable-core-libedit-support
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))