diff --git a/CREDITS b/CREDITS
index 7364f738a0..8661295505 100644
--- a/CREDITS
+++ b/CREDITS
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ Brian M. Clapper - poll.c emulation
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 === OTHER SOURCE CODE IN ASTERISK ===
+Asterisk uses libedit, the lightweight readline replacement from
+NetBSD. It is BSD-licensed and requires the following statement:
+
+      This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
+      Foundation, Inc. and its contributors.
 
 Digium did not implement the codecs in Asterisk.  Here is the copyright on the
 GSM source: