diff --git a/utils/nano/Makefile b/utils/nano/Makefile
index 7452f93c2..3afe6d235 100644
--- a/utils/nano/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nano/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nano
 PKG_VERSION:=5.9
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/nano
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ endef
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-tiny \
 	--disable-utf8 \
-	--without-slang \
 	--disable-color \
+	--enable-linenumbers
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS += \
 	ac_cv_header_regex_h=no \