diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
index 74dc4b70ef..ca64ec0dfd 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/config/busybox.conf
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_MAX_LEN=1024
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_VI is not set
 CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_HISTORY=15
 CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVEHISTORY=y
-# CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVE_ON_EXIT is not set
+CONFIG_FEATURE_EDITING_SAVE_ON_EXIT=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_REVERSE_SEARCH=y
 CONFIG_FEATURE_TAB_COMPLETION=y
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_USERNAME_COMPLETION is not set