diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 5f5bdd02a2..5797243a04 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_SH_STANDALONE
 	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_SH_NOFORK
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_SH_HISTFILESIZE
 	bool
 	default n