diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d.opt/cron.service b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d.opt/cron.service
index 756d856d30..0cf6a1e8c6 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d.opt/cron.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/system.d.opt/cron.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Requires=cron-defaults.service
 ConditionPathExists=/storage/.cache/services/crond.conf
 
 [Service]
-ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'mkdir -p /storage/.cache/cron/crontabs'
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /storage/.cache/cron/crontabs
 ExecStart=/sbin/crond -f -S
 KillMode=process
 TimeoutStopSec=1s