diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-10-05-11-46-20.gh-issue-109191.imUkVN.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-10-05-11-46-20.gh-issue-109191.imUkVN.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..27e5df790bc0c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-10-05-11-46-20.gh-issue-109191.imUkVN.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix compile error when building with recent versions of libedit.
diff --git a/Modules/readline.c b/Modules/readline.c
index 27b89de7279464..8c7f526d418f82 100644
--- a/Modules/readline.c
+++ b/Modules/readline.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ readline_set_completion_display_matches_hook_impl(PyObject *module,
        default completion display. */
     rl_completion_display_matches_hook =
         readlinestate_global->completion_display_matches_hook ?
-#if defined(_RL_FUNCTION_TYPEDEF)
+#if defined(HAVE_RL_COMPDISP_FUNC_T)
         (rl_compdisp_func_t *)on_completion_display_matches_hook : 0;
 #else
         (VFunction *)on_completion_display_matches_hook : 0;
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index af4a5bbfdfa1a4..b294f93a5564b4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -21289,6 +21289,23 @@ if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_Lib"\" = x"yes"; then :
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_RL_APPEND_HISTORY 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+fi
+
+
+  # in readline as well as newer editline (April 2023)
+  ac_fn_c_check_type "$LINENO" "rl_compdisp_func_t" "ac_cv_type_rl_compdisp_func_t" "
+#include <stdio.h> /* Must be first for Gnu Readline */
+#ifdef WITH_EDITLINE
+# include <editline/readline.h>
+#else
+# include <readline/readline.h>
+#endif
+
+"
+if test "x$ac_cv_type_rl_compdisp_func_t" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_RL_COMPDISP_FUNC_T 1" >>confdefs.h
+
 fi
 
 fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e1cbb7c7fbe9d9..629b7b76c3c315 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5918,6 +5918,20 @@ if test "$py_cv_lib_readline" = yes; then
   AC_CHECK_LIB($LIBREADLINE, append_history,
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RL_APPEND_HISTORY, 1,
       [Define if readline supports append_history]),,$READLINE_LIBS)
+
+  # in readline as well as newer editline (April 2023)
+  AC_CHECK_TYPE([rl_compdisp_func_t],
+                [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_RL_COMPDISP_FUNC_T], [1],
+                           [Define if readline supports rl_compdisp_func_t])],
+                [],
+                [
+#include <stdio.h> /* Must be first for Gnu Readline */
+#ifdef WITH_EDITLINE
+# include <editline/readline.h>
+#else
+# include <readline/readline.h>
+#endif
+                ])
 fi
 
 # End of readline checks: restore LIBS
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index 0536047f573ce6..94d02e14c444ac 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -968,6 +968,9 @@
 /* Define if you can turn off readline's signal handling. */
 #undef HAVE_RL_CATCH_SIGNAL
 
+/* Define if readline supports rl_compdisp_func_t */
+#undef HAVE_RL_COMPDISP_FUNC_T
+
 /* Define if you have readline 2.2 */
 #undef HAVE_RL_COMPLETION_APPEND_CHARACTER