diff --git a/package/base-files/default/etc/profile b/package/base-files/default/etc/profile
index c42ee4a89..ae514b092 100644
--- a/package/base-files/default/etc/profile
+++ b/package/base-files/default/etc/profile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 export PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '
 
-[ -x /usr/bin/less ] || alias less=more
+alias more=less
 [ -x /usr/bin/vim ] || alias vim=vi
 
 arp() { cat /proc/net/arp; }
diff --git a/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
index f13d8ba0b..407503dc4 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/miscutils/Config.in
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LAST
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LESS
 	bool "less"
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	  'less' is a pager, meaning that it displays text files. It possesses
 	  a wide array of features, and is an improvement over 'more'.
diff --git a/package/busybox/config/util-linux/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/util-linux/Config.in
index 9081555ef..b7a8ae91f 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/util-linux/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/util-linux/Config.in
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_MKSWAP_V0
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_MORE
 	bool "more"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  more is a simple utility which allows you to read text one screen
 	  sized page at a time.  If you want to read text that is larger than