diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index b261fa2..39f8e58 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ http://pear.php.net/dtd/package-2.0.xsd">
  </dependencies>
  <providesextension>pq</providesextension>
  <extsrcrelease>
+  <configureoption default="yes" name="with-pq" prompt="whether to enable libpq support" />
  </extsrcrelease>
 </package>