diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/config/busybox-initramfs.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/config/busybox-initramfs.conf
index 570af963c7..b01aed5a0b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/config/busybox-initramfs.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/config/busybox-initramfs.conf
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ CONFIG_LS=y
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_USERNAME is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR is not set
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_LS_COLOR_IS_DEFAULT is not set
-# CONFIG_MD5SUM is not set
+CONFIG_MD5SUM=y
 CONFIG_MKDIR=y
 # CONFIG_FEATURE_MKDIR_LONG_OPTIONS is not set
 # CONFIG_MKFIFO is not set