diff --git a/flite/Makefile b/flite/Makefile
index 59ffc76..4731d88 100644
--- a/flite/Makefile
+++ b/flite/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ define Package/flite/description
   a small, fast run-time synthesis engine
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-langvox=ben
+
 define Package/flite/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/bin/flite $(1)/usr/bin/
diff --git a/flite/patches/0001-add-ben-configure-file.patch b/flite/patches/0001-add-ben-configure-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eae00d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flite/patches/0001-add-ben-configure-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 3ef2b90c7077dfdcbf3d81dc6eeda948861a0be1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Xiangfu <xiangfu@macbook.openmobilefree.net>
+Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:05:27 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] add ben configure file
+
+---
+ config/ben.lv |    5 +++++
+ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 config/ben.lv
+
+diff --git a/config/ben.lv b/config/ben.lv
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..6caf9fa
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/config/ben.lv
+@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
++#
++#  The base languages, lexicons and voices
++LEXES += cmulex
++LANGS += usenglish
++VOXES += cmu_us_kal
+-- 
+1.7.5.4
+