diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a913f49b1..05e21aac5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,13 +70,17 @@ endif()
 
 set(DEBUGGER_SRC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/debugger/debugger.c;${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/debugger/memory-debugger.c")
 
-if(USE_CLI_DEBUGGER AND NOT WIN32)
-	# Win32 doesn't have a usable command line, nor libedit, so this is useless on Windows
-	add_definitions(-DUSE_CLI_DEBUGGER)
-	list(APPEND DEBUGGER_SRC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/debugger/cli-debugger.c")
-	list(APPEND DEBUGGER_SRC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/debugger/parser.c")
-	pkg_search_module(EDIT libedit REQUIRED)
-	set(DEBUGGER_LIB ${EDIT_LIBRARIES})
+if(USE_CLI_DEBUGGER)
+	pkg_search_module(EDIT libedit)
+	if(EDIT_FOUND)
+		add_definitions(-DUSE_CLI_DEBUGGER)
+		list(APPEND DEBUGGER_SRC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/debugger/cli-debugger.c")
+		list(APPEND DEBUGGER_SRC "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/debugger/parser.c")
+		set(DEBUGGER_LIB ${EDIT_LIBRARIES})
+	else()
+		message(WARNING "Could not find libedit for CLI debugger support")
+		set(USE_CLI_DEBUGGER OFF)
+	endif()
 else()
 	set(DEBUGGER_LIB "")
 endif()