diff --git a/bin/sh/Makefile b/bin/sh/Makefile
index 48b6d2852444..f9e827c58d26 100644
--- a/bin/sh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ SRCS= ${SHSRCS} ${GENSRCS} ${GENHDRS}
 # utilities of the same name are handled with the associated manpage,
 # builtin.1 in share/man/man1/.
 
-LIBADD=	edit
+#LIBADD=	edit
+CFLAGS+= -DNO_HISTORY
 
 CFLAGS+=-DSHELL -I. -I${.CURDIR}
 # for debug:
diff --git a/bin/sh/input.c b/bin/sh/input.c
index 2ba4c7dd9e00..1a3b8bab000c 100644
--- a/bin/sh/input.c
+++ b/bin/sh/input.c
@@ -366,8 +366,10 @@ setinputfile(const char *fname, int push, int verify)
 	int fd2;
 	int oflags = O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC;
 
+#ifdef O_VERIFY
 	if (verify == 1 || (verify == -1 && verifyflag))
 		oflags |= O_VERIFY;
+#endif
 
 	INTOFF;
 	if ((fd = open(fname, oflags)) < 0) {
diff --git a/bin/sh/main.c b/bin/sh/main.c
index 7a4dbc254f81..565709f5e098 100644
--- a/bin/sh/main.c
+++ b/bin/sh/main.c
@@ -259,8 +259,10 @@ read_profile(const char *name)
 	const char *expandedname;
 	int oflags = O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC;
 
+#ifdef O_VERIFY
 	if (verifyflag)
 		oflags |= O_VERIFY;
+#endif
 
 	expandedname = expandstr(name);
 	if (expandedname == NULL)
diff --git a/bin/sh/myhistedit.h b/bin/sh/myhistedit.h
index ef84a90bf5b0..8941fb1078a7 100644
--- a/bin/sh/myhistedit.h
+++ b/bin/sh/myhistedit.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  *	@(#)myhistedit.h	8.2 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
  */
 
+#ifndef NO_HISTORY
 #include <histedit.h>
 
 extern History *hist;
@@ -44,3 +45,4 @@ void sethistsize(const char *);
 void setterm(const char *);
 void histload(void);
 void histsave(void);
+#endif