diff --git a/debian/Config.h-deb b/debian/Config.h-deb
index 606204b..40ec562 100644
--- a/debian/Config.h-deb
+++ b/debian/Config.h-deb
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@
 // Enable a nifty progress meter in wget (adds just under 2k)
 #define BB_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
 //
+// Enable HTTP authentication in wget
+#define BB_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION
+//
 // Clean up all memory before exiting -- usually not needed
 // as the OS can clean up...  Don't enable this unless you
 // have a really good reason for cleaning things up manually.
diff --git a/debian/Config.h-static b/debian/Config.h-static
index 4cde55f..079c854 100644
--- a/debian/Config.h-static
+++ b/debian/Config.h-static
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@
 // Enable a nifty progress meter in wget (adds just under 2k)
 #define BB_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
 //
+// Enable HTTP authentication in wget
+#define BB_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION
+//
 // Clean up all memory before exiting -- usually not needed
 // as the OS can clean up...  Don't enable this unless you
 // have a really good reason for cleaning things up manually.
diff --git a/debian/Config.h-udeb b/debian/Config.h-udeb
index 7aeba28..9e05c4f 100644
--- a/debian/Config.h-udeb
+++ b/debian/Config.h-udeb
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@
 // Enable a nifty progress meter in wget (adds just under 2k)
 #define BB_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
 //
+// Enable HTTP authentication in wget
+#define BB_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION
+//
 // Clean up all memory before exiting -- usually not needed
 // as the OS can clean up...  Don't enable this unless you
 // have a really good reason for cleaning things up manually.