--- configure.ac.orig	2013-06-14 10:39:32.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac	2013-09-04 22:58:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -147,9 +147,22 @@
 AC_SUBST(PCRE_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PCRE_LIBS)
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBEDIT], [libedit], 
-	[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBEDIT], [1], [Define we have libedit])],
-	[AX_LIB_READLINE])
+case $target in
+*-*-freebsd*)
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(edit, el_init,
+		[ AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBEDIT], [1], [Define we have libedit])
+		  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_READLINE_READLINE_H], [1], [Define if we have readline.h])
+		  LIBEDIT_CFLAGS=""
+		  LIBEDIT_LIBS="-lreadline ${CURSES_LIBS}"
+		],
+		[AC_MSG_WARN([libedit not found, disabling libedit support])])
+	;;
+*)
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBEDIT], [libedit], 
+		[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBEDIT], [1], [Define we have libedit])],
+		[AX_LIB_READLINE])
+	;;
+esac
 if test "$ac_cv_have_readline" = no; then
   AC_MSG_ERROR([libedit or readline not found])
 fi