diff --git a/lib/libedit/Makefile b/lib/libedit/Makefile
index f0254c1f42b..c7a54253dae 100644
--- a/lib/libedit/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libedit/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.56 2016/03/02 19:24:20 christos Exp $
 
-PACKAGE=clibs
-
 EDITDIR=	${SRCTOP}/contrib/libedit
 .PATH: ${EDITDIR}
 
@@ -93,6 +91,7 @@ tc1.o: ${EDITDIR}/TEST/tc1.c
 test: tc1.o libedit.a ${DPADD} ${LIBTERMCAP}
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${.ALLSRC} -o ${.TARGET} libedit.a ${LDADD}
 
+.include "Makefile.inc"
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
 
 CWARNFLAGS.chartype.c=	${NO_WUSE_AFTER_FREE}
diff --git a/lib/libedit/Makefile.inc b/lib/libedit/Makefile.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ec65b0d266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libedit/Makefile.inc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PACKAGE?=runtime