diff --git a/openwrt/package/dropbear/files/passwd b/openwrt/package/dropbear/files/passwd
index ae383d03d0..8c69ba335d 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/dropbear/files/passwd
+++ b/openwrt/package/dropbear/files/passwd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-root:$1$$qRPK7m23GJusamGpoGLby/:0:0:root:/tmp:/bin/ash
+root:$1$$F1Mlz4sQUgmmLkqZr8jnR/:0:0:root:/tmp:/bin/ash
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in b/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in
index bcb73db916..99cb26f70e 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/Config.in
@@ -50,10 +50,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_CRYPTO
 	help
 	  Kernel modules for cryptographic algorithms
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_PPP
+	tristate "PPP support"
+	default m
+	help
+	  Kernel support for PPP
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_MPPE
 	tristate "PPP MPPE/MPPC module"
 	default m
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_CRYPTO
+	depends BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_PPP
 	help
 	  Support for Microsoft PPP Encryption/Compression
 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile b/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile
index c6c270b2d9..914d73a75f 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ $(eval $(call KMOD_template,USB,usb,\
 $(eval $(call KMOD_template,CRYPTO,crypto,\
 	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/crypto/*.o \
 ))
+$(eval $(call KMOD_template,PPP,ppp,\
+	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/drivers/net/ppp_generic.o \
+))
 $(eval $(call KMOD_template,MPPE,mppe,\
 	$(MODULES_DIR)/kernel/drivers/net/ppp_mppe_mppc.o \
 ))
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/control/kmod-ppp.control b/openwrt/package/linux/control/kmod-ppp.control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c2a4c2713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/control/kmod-ppp.control
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Package: kmod-ppp
+Priority: optional
+Section: net
+Version: 2.4.29-1
+Architecture: mipsel
+Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
+Source: buildroot internal
+Description: PPP support
diff --git a/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config b/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config
index dada53e2d1..4d2a7ef1c6 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config
+++ b/openwrt/package/linux/linux.config
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
 # CONFIG_FDDI is not set
 # CONFIG_HIPPI is not set
 # CONFIG_PLIP is not set
-CONFIG_PPP=y
+CONFIG_PPP=m
 # CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK is not set
 # CONFIG_PPP_FILTER is not set
 CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=m
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ CONFIG_JFFS2_BBC_LZO=y
 CONFIG_JFFS2_BBC_LZARI=y
 CONFIG_JFFS2_BBC_LZHD=y
 CONFIG_JFFS2_BBC_LZSS=y
-CONFIG_CRAMFS=y
+# CONFIG_CRAMFS is not set
 CONFIG_SQUASHFS=y
 # CONFIG_TMPFS is not set
 CONFIG_RAMFS=y
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ppp/Config.in b/openwrt/package/ppp/Config.in
index 1d4aecbfa2..1f92022efa 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ppp/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/ppp/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PPP
 	tristate
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_PPP
 	prompt "PPP daemon"
 	default y
 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ppp/control/ppp.control b/openwrt/package/ppp/control/ppp.control
index 68b2dffb7b..3f6163eca3 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ppp/control/ppp.control
+++ b/openwrt/package/ppp/control/ppp.control
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ Version: 2.4.3-3
 Architecture: mipsel
 Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
 Source: buildroot internal
+Depends: kmod-ppp
 Description: a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) daemon (with MPPE/MPPC support)