diff --git a/package/busybox/config/debianutils/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/debianutils/Config.in
index bc98103c72..f047a90f22 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/debianutils/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/debianutils/Config.in
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_RUN_PARTS_LONG_OPTIONS
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_START_STOP_DAEMON
 	bool "start-stop-daemon"
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  start-stop-daemon is used to control the creation and
 	  termination of system-level processes, usually the ones