diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 5240616972..105a3fcadd 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_SHA1SUM
 	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_SHA256SUM
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_SHA512SUM
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 36d02e2e91..5767e3699c 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.24.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2