diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 6c8746067..a8d57a7c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ jobs:
                       os: ubuntu-22.04
                       compiler: gcc
                       cflags: '-Wnonnull'
+                      configureopts: '--with-readline=yes'
         steps:
             - name: Clone repository
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
                 sudo apt-get install -y bison comerr-dev flex doxygen
                 sudo apt-get install -y libcap-ng-dev libdb-dev libedit-dev libjson-perl
                 sudo apt-get install -y libldap2-dev libncurses5-dev libperl4-corelibs-perl
-                sudo apt-get install -y libsqlite3-dev libkeyutils-dev pkg-config python3
+                sudo apt-get install -y libsqlite3-dev libkeyutils-dev libreadline-dev pkg-config python3
                 sudo apt-get install -y ss-dev texinfo unzip netbase keyutils ldap-utils
                 sudo apt-get install -y gdb apport curl libmicrohttpd-dev jq valgrind
                 # Temporary workaround for:
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
               env:
                 CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
                 MAKEVARS: ${{ matrix.makevars }}
+                CONFIGURE_OPTS: ${{ matrix.configureopts }}
               run: |
                 /bin/sh ./autogen.sh
                 mkdir build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/osx.yml b/.github/workflows/osx.yml
index cfcffdd4a..730cea3ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osx.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
                     - name: osx-clang
                       os: macos-latest
                       compiler: clang
+                      configureopts: '--with-libedit=yes'
         steps:
             - name: Install packages
               run: |