diff --git a/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in
index eeadfab7af..49eb624aee 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CMP
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DIFF
 	bool "diff"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  diff compares two files or directories and outputs the
 	  differences between them in a form that can be given to