diff --git a/utils/mariadb/Makefile b/utils/mariadb/Makefile
index b501e7e0f..01626b00b 100644
--- a/utils/mariadb/Makefile
+++ b/utils/mariadb/Makefile
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ define Package/mariadb-client
   TITLE:=MariaDB database core client binaries
   DEPENDS:= \
 	  $(MARIADB_COMMON_DEPENDS) \
-	  +libncursesw
+	  +libedit
 endef
 
 define Package/mariadb-client/description
@@ -361,13 +361,11 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 	-DWITH_INNODB_LZMA=ON \
 	-DWITH_INNODB_LZO=OFF \
 	-DWITH_INNODB_SNAPPY=OFF \
-	-DWITH_LIBEDIT=OFF \
 	-DWITH_LIBNUMA=NO \
 	-DWITH_LIBWRAP=OFF \
 	-DWITH_LIBWSEP=OFF \
 	-DWITH_MARIABACKUP=ON \
 	-DWITH_PCRE=system \
-	-DWITH_READLINE=OFF \
 	-DWITH_SAFEMALLOC=OFF \
 	-DWITH_SSL=system \
 	-DWITH_SYSTEMD=no \
diff --git a/utils/mariadb/patches/180-libedit.patch b/utils/mariadb/patches/180-libedit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..522792850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/mariadb/patches/180-libedit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+commit 2220f7458ef90829eacc457167a28aeba75ca1bc
+Author: Sebastian Kemper <sebastian_ml@gmx.net>
+Date:   Sun Dec 9 21:19:24 2018 +0100
+
+    cmake: support new libedit interface
+    
+    libedit changed it's interface a while ago. MariaDB's cmake file doesn't
+    recognize the new interface, the compile test fails:
+    
+    /mariadb-10.2.19/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/src.cxx: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
+    /mariadb-10.2.19/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/src.cxx:6:47: error: invalid conversion from 'char*' to 'int' [-fpermissive]
+      int res= (*rl_completion_entry_function)(0,0);
+               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
+    
+    Fix this by adding a detection for the new interface as well.
+    
+    In client/mysql.cc the ifdefs for the new readline interface are
+    extended to also check for the new libedit interface. They work the same
+    way.
+    
+    Run-tested on a MIPS machine.
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Sebastian Kemper <sebastian_ml@gmx.net>
+
+--- a/client/mysql.cc
++++ b/client/mysql.cc
+@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ C_MODE_END
+   if not.
+ */
+ 
+-#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE) 
++#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE) || defined(USE_NEW_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+ static int fake_magic_space(int, int);
+ extern "C" char *no_completion(const char*,int)
+ #elif defined(USE_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+@@ -2659,7 +2659,7 @@ static int not_in_history(const char *li
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE)
++#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE) || defined(USE_NEW_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+ static int fake_magic_space(int, int)
+ #else
+ static int fake_magic_space(const char *, int)
+@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ static void initialize_readline (char *n
+   rl_readline_name = name;
+ 
+   /* Tell the completer that we want a crack first. */
+-#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE)
++#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE) || defined(USE_NEW_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+   rl_attempted_completion_function= (rl_completion_func_t*)&new_mysql_completion;
+   rl_completion_entry_function= (rl_compentry_func_t*)&no_completion;
+ 
+@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ static char **new_mysql_completion(const
+                                    int end __attribute__((unused)))
+ {
+   if (!status.batch && !quick)
+-#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE)
++#if defined(USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE) || defined(USE_NEW_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+     return rl_completion_matches(text, new_command_generator);
+ #else
+     return completion_matches((char *)text, (CPFunction *)new_command_generator);
+--- a/cmake/readline.cmake
++++ b/cmake/readline.cmake
+@@ -160,8 +160,20 @@ MACRO (MYSQL_FIND_SYSTEM_LIBEDIT)
+       int res= (*rl_completion_entry_function)(0,0);
+       completion_matches(0,0);
+     }"
+-    LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+-    SET(USE_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE ${LIBEDIT_INTERFACE})
++    LIBEDIT_HAVE_COMPLETION_INT)
++
++    CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
++    #include <stdio.h>
++    #include <readline.h>
++    int main(int argc, char **argv)
++    {
++      char res= *(*rl_completion_entry_function)(0,0);
++      completion_matches(0,0);
++    }"
++    LIBEDIT_HAVE_COMPLETION_CHAR)
++    IF(LIBEDIT_HAVE_COMPLETION_INT OR LIBEDIT_HAVE_COMPLETION_CHAR)
++      SET(USE_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE 1)
++    ENDIF()
+   ENDIF()
+ ENDMACRO()
+ 
+@@ -187,6 +199,7 @@ MACRO (MYSQL_CHECK_READLINE)
+         IF(USE_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE)
+           SET(MY_READLINE_INCLUDE_DIR ${LIBEDIT_INCLUDE_DIR})
+           SET(MY_READLINE_LIBRARY ${LIBEDIT_LIBRARY} ${CURSES_LIBRARY})
++          SET(USE_NEW_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE ${LIBEDIT_HAVE_COMPLETION_CHAR})
+         ELSE()
+           MYSQL_USE_BUNDLED_READLINE()
+         ENDIF()
+--- a/config.h.cmake
++++ b/config.h.cmake
+@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
+ /* Readline */
+ #cmakedefine HAVE_HIST_ENTRY 1
+ #cmakedefine USE_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE 1
++#cmakedefine USE_NEW_LIBEDIT_INTERFACE 1
+ #cmakedefine USE_NEW_READLINE_INTERFACE 1
+ 
+ #cmakedefine FIONREAD_IN_SYS_IOCTL 1