diff --git a/contrib/libedit/filecomplete.c b/contrib/libedit/filecomplete.c
index 8dd14c7f2d44..662a0bb85d0b 100644
--- a/contrib/libedit/filecomplete.c
+++ b/contrib/libedit/filecomplete.c
@@ -823,3 +823,13 @@ _el_fn_complete(EditLine *el, int ch __attribute__((__unused__)))
 	    break_chars, NULL, NULL, (size_t)100,
 	    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 }
+
+/*
+ * el-compatible wrapper around rl_complete; needed for key binding
+ */
+/* ARGSUSED */
+unsigned char
+_el_fn_sh_complete(EditLine *el, int ch)
+{
+	return _el_fn_complete(el, ch);
+}
diff --git a/contrib/libedit/histedit.h b/contrib/libedit/histedit.h
index 5b5bad1a021a..56bb3ef9ea6a 100644
--- a/contrib/libedit/histedit.h
+++ b/contrib/libedit/histedit.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ int		 el_parse(EditLine *, int, const char **);
 int		 el_set(EditLine *, int, ...);
 int		 el_get(EditLine *, int, ...);
 unsigned char	_el_fn_complete(EditLine *, int);
+unsigned char	_el_fn_sh_complete(EditLine *, int);
 
 /*
  * el_set/el_get parameters