diff --git a/package/libgpiod2/libgpiod2.mk b/package/libgpiod2/libgpiod2.mk
index c5b53f631b..ae3bcfa207 100644
--- a/package/libgpiod2/libgpiod2.mk
+++ b/package/libgpiod2/libgpiod2.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ else
 LIBGPIOD2_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tools
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEDIT),y)
+LIBGPIOD2_DEPENDENCIES += libedit
+LIBGPIOD2_CONF_OPTS += --enable-gpioset-interactive
+else
+LIBGPIOD2_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gpioset-interactive
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),y)
 LIBGPIOD2_CONF_OPTS += --enable-bindings-cxx
 else