diff --git a/builds/posix/Makefile.in b/builds/posix/Makefile.in
index 5ffb4ef375..7917c32bc1 100644
--- a/builds/posix/Makefile.in
+++ b/builds/posix/Makefile.in
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ $(GSTAT):		$(GSTAT_Objects) $(COMMON_LIB)
 isql:			$(ISQL)
 
 $(ISQL):		$(ISQL_Objects) $(COMMON_LIB)
-	$(EXE_LINK) $(EXE_LINK_OPTIONS) $^ -o $@ $(FIREBIRD_LIBRARY_LINK) $(LIBEDITLINE) $(LINK_LIBS) $(call LINK_DARWIN_RPATH,..)
+	$(EXE_LINK) $(EXE_LINK_OPTIONS) $^ -o $@ $(FIREBIRD_LIBRARY_LINK) $(LIBEDITLINE) $(TERMLIB) $(LINK_LIBS) $(call LINK_DARWIN_RPATH,..)
 
 nbackup:		$(NBACKUP)
 
diff --git a/builds/posix/make.defaults b/builds/posix/make.defaults
index e884b7aced..6dfd3ab118 100755
--- a/builds/posix/make.defaults
+++ b/builds/posix/make.defaults
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ ifeq ($(EDITLINE_FLG),Y)
   else
 	LIBEDITLINE := $(LIB)/libedit.a
   endif
+  TERMLIB := -l@TERMLIB@
 endif
 
 # Shared library name for usage inside of the UDF
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 483805daf2..e495a56619 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -868,7 +868,6 @@ if test "$EDITLINE_FLG" = "Y"; then
 				AC_CHECK_LIB(tinfo, tgetent, TERMLIB=tinfo, \
 					AC_MSG_ERROR(termcap support not found)))))
 	AC_SUBST(TERMLIB)
-	XE_APPEND(-l$TERMLIB, LIBS)
 fi
 
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(inet_aton, resolv)