diff --git a/package/busybox/config/loginutils/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/loginutils/Config.in
index e42140ac2..7ab724f5c 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/loginutils/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/loginutils/Config.in
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SECURETTY
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PASSWD
 	bool "passwd"
-	default n
+	default y
 	select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SUID
 	help
 	  passwd changes passwords for user and group accounts.  A normal user