diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index 4d72022f2f..a508e907fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'openssh'
 pkgname=openssh
 version=6.7p1
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-tcp-wrappers --datadir=/usr/share/openssh
  --sysconfdir=/etc/ssh --without-selinux --with-privsep-user=nobody
  --with-mantype=doc --without-rpath --with-xauth=/usr/bin/xauth
  --with-ssl-engine --disable-strip --with-privsep-path=/var/chroot/ssh
  --with-pid-dir=/run --with-pam --with-pie --without-kerberos5
- --with-ldns LD=$CC"
+ --with-ldns --with-libedit LD=$CC"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool perl"
-makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel pam-devel libldns-devel"
+makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel pam-devel libldns-devel libedit-devel"
 short_desc="The OpenSSH implementation of SSH protocol"
 replaces="openssh-server>=0"
 conf_files="/etc/ssh/moduli /etc/ssh/ssh_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/pam.d/sshd"