Index: configure.ac
===================================================================
--- configure.ac	(revision 48639)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@
 fi
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([build_tools/menuselect-deps makeopts channels/h323/Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([main/editline])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
 if test "x${silent}" != "xyes" ; then
Index: main/Makefile
===================================================================
--- main/Makefile	(revision 48639)
+++ main/Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 endif
 
 editline/libedit.a:
-	cd editline && test -f config.h || CFLAGS="$(ASTCFLAGS:-Werror=)" ./configure --build=$(BUILD_PLATFORM) --host=$(HOST_PLATFORM)
 	$(MAKE) -C editline libedit.a
 
 db1-ast/libdb1.a:
@@ -141,6 +140,6 @@
 clean::
 	rm -f asterisk
 	rm -f db1-ast/.*.d
-	@if [ -f editline/Makefile ]; then $(MAKE) -C editline distclean ; fi
+	@if [ -f editline/Makefile ]; then $(MAKE) -C editline clean ; fi
 	@$(MAKE) -C db1-ast clean
 	@$(MAKE) -C stdtime clean