diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 141f08edc2..7f2c33a2e9 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_IP_RULE
 	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_IP_NEIGH
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_IP_RARE_PROTOCOLS
 	bool
 	default n