diff --git a/lib/libedit/Makefile b/lib/libedit/Makefile
index 1c6e52c38160..d8ae64681960 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libedit/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ OSRCS=	chared.c common.c el.c emacs.c fcns.c filecomplete.c help.c \
 	parse.c prompt.c read.c refresh.c search.c sig.c term.c tty.c vi.c
 
 DPADD=	${LIBNCURSES}
+LDADD=	-lncurses
 
 MAN=	editline.3 editrc.5