diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta b/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta
index dae1ba2ff2..fdad569d3f 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="busybox"
-PKG_VERSION="1.18.3"
+PKG_VERSION="1.18.4"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-buildsys.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-buildsys.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 330b73fbb8..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-buildsys.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- busybox-1.18.3/Config.in
-+++ busybox-1.18.3-buildsys/Config.in
-@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ config FEATURE_INSTALLER
- config INSTALL_NO_USR
- 	bool "Don't use /usr"
- 	default n
--	depends on FEATURE_INSTALLER
- 	help
- 	  Disable use of /usr. busybox --install and "make install"
- 	  will install applets only to /bin and /sbin,
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-klogd.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-klogd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2272cd0030..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-klogd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
---- busybox-1.18.3/sysklogd/klogd.c
-+++ busybox-1.18.3-klogd/sysklogd/klogd.c
-@@ -150,12 +150,41 @@ int klogd_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, ch
- 	 */
- 	klogd_open();
- 	openlog("kernel", 0, LOG_KERN);
-+	/*
-+	 * glibc problem: for some reason, glibc changes LOG_KERN to LOG_USER
-+	 * above. The logic behind this is that standard
-+	 * http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/syslog.html
-+	 * says the following about openlog and syslog:
-+	 * "LOG_USER
-+	 *  Messages generated by arbitrary processes.
-+	 *  This is the default facility identifier if none is specified."
-+	 *
-+	 * I believe glibc misinterpreted this text as "if openlog's
-+	 * third parameter is 0 (=LOG_KERN), treat it as LOG_USER".
-+	 * Whereas it was meant to say "if *syslog* is called with facility
-+	 * 0 in its 1st parameter without prior call to openlog, then perform
-+	 * implicit openlog(LOG_USER)".
-+	 *
-+	 * As a result of this, eh, feature, standard klogd was forced
-+	 * to open-code its own openlog and syslog implementation (!).
-+	 *
-+	 * Note that prohibiting openlog(LOG_KERN) on libc level does not
-+	 * add any security: any process can open a socket to "/dev/log"
-+	 * and write a string "<0>Voila, a LOG_KERN + LOG_EMERG message"
-+	 *
-+	 * Google code search tells me there is no widespread use of
-+	 * openlog("foo", 0, 0), thus fixing glibc won't break userspace.
-+	 *
-+	 * The bug against glibc was filed:
-+	 * bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547000
-+	 */
- 
- 	if (i)
- 		klogd_setloglevel(i);
- 
--	bb_signals(BB_FATAL_SIGS, record_signo);
- 	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
-+	/* We want klogd_read to not be restarted, thus _norestart: */
-+	bb_signals_recursive_norestart(BB_FATAL_SIGS, record_signo);
- 
- 	syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "klogd started: %s", bb_banner);
- 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-menuconfig.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-menuconfig.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fc3edab73..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-menuconfig.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- busybox-1.18.3/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
-+++ busybox-1.18.3-menuconfig/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
-@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ search_help[] = N_(
- 	"          USB$ => find all CONFIG_ symbols ending with USB\n"
- 	"\n");
- 
--static char buf[4096], *bufptr = buf;
-+static char buf[4096*10], *bufptr = buf;
- static char input_buf[4096];
- static const char filename[] = ".config";
- static char *args[1024], **argptr = args;
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-modutils24.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-modutils24.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b13787f38..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-modutils24.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
---- busybox-1.18.3/modutils/modutils-24.c
-+++ busybox-1.18.3-modutils24/modutils/modutils-24.c
-@@ -2474,6 +2474,7 @@ new_process_module_arguments(struct obj_
- 		n = 0;
- 		p = val;
- 		while (*p != 0) {
-+			char sv_ch;
- 			char *endp;
- 
- 			if (++n > max)
-@@ -2482,14 +2483,17 @@ new_process_module_arguments(struct obj_
- 			switch (*pinfo) {
- 			case 's':
- 				len = strcspn(p, ",");
-+				sv_ch = p[len];
- 				p[len] = 0;
- 				obj_string_patch(f, sym->secidx,
- 						 loc - contents, p);
- 				loc += tgt_sizeof_char_p;
- 				p += len;
-+				*p = sv_ch;
- 				break;
- 			case 'c':
- 				len = strcspn(p, ",");
-+				sv_ch = p[len];
- 				p[len] = 0;
- 				if (len >= charssize)
- 					bb_error_msg_and_die("string too long for %s (max %ld)", param,
-@@ -2497,6 +2501,7 @@ new_process_module_arguments(struct obj_
- 				strcpy((char *) loc, p);
- 				loc += charssize;
- 				p += len;
-+				*p = sv_ch;
- 				break;
- 			case 'b':
- 				*loc++ = strtoul(p, &endp, 0);
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-wget.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-wget.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 88cfc918ca..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-wget.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
---- busybox-1.18.3/networking/wget.c
-+++ busybox-1.18.3-wget/networking/wget.c
-@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static FILE* prepare_ftp_session(FILE **
- 
- static void NOINLINE retrieve_file_data(FILE *dfp, int output_fd)
- {
--	char buf[512];
-+	char buf[4*1024]; /* made bigger to speed up local xfers */
- #if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR || ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
- # if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
- 	unsigned second_cnt;
-@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ static void NOINLINE retrieve_file_data(
- 
- 	polldata.fd = fileno(dfp);
- 	polldata.events = POLLIN | POLLPRI;
--	ndelay_on(polldata.fd);
- #endif
- 	progress_meter(PROGRESS_START);
- 
-@@ -464,6 +463,10 @@ static void NOINLINE retrieve_file_data(
- 
- 	/* Loops only if chunked */
- 	while (1) {
-+
-+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR || ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
-+		ndelay_on(polldata.fd);
-+#endif
- 		while (1) {
- 			int n;
- 			unsigned rdsz;
-@@ -493,22 +496,46 @@ static void NOINLINE retrieve_file_data(
- 				progress_meter(PROGRESS_BUMP);
- 			}
- #endif
-+			/* fread internally uses read loop, which in our case
-+			 * is usually exited when we get EAGAIN.
-+			 * In this case, libc sets error marker on the stream.
-+			 * Need to clear it before next fread to avoid possible
-+			 * rare false positive ferror below. Rare because usually
-+			 * fread gets more than zero bytes, and we don't fall
-+			 * into if (n <= 0) ...
-+			 */
-+			clearerr(dfp);
-+			errno = 0;
- 			n = safe_fread(buf, rdsz, dfp);
-+			/* man fread:
-+			 * If error occurs, or EOF is reached, the return value
-+			 * is a short item count (or zero).
-+			 * fread does not distinguish between EOF and error.
-+			 */
- 			if (n <= 0) {
--				if (ferror(dfp)) {
--					/* perror will not work: ferror doesn't set errno */
--					bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_read_error);
--				}
--				break;
-+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR || ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
-+				if (errno == EAGAIN) /* poll lied, there is no data? */
-+					continue; /* yes */
-+#endif
-+				if (ferror(dfp))
-+					bb_perror_msg_and_die(bb_msg_read_error);
-+				break; /* EOF, not error */
- 			}
-+
- 			xwrite(output_fd, buf, n);
- #if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR
- 			G.transferred += n;
- 			progress_meter(PROGRESS_BUMP);
- #endif
--			if (G.got_clen)
-+			if (G.got_clen) {
- 				G.content_len -= n;
-+				if (G.content_len == 0)
-+					break;
-+			}
- 		}
-+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_STATUSBAR || ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_TIMEOUT
-+		ndelay_off(polldata.fd);
-+#endif
- 
- 		if (!G.chunked)
- 			break;
-@@ -706,6 +733,11 @@ int wget_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, cha
- 		fprintf(sfp, "Host: %s\r\nUser-Agent: %s\r\n",
- 			target.host, user_agent);
- 
-+		/* Ask server to close the connection as soon as we are done
-+		 * (IOW: we do not intend to send more requests)
-+		 */
-+		fprintf(sfp, "Connection: close\r\n");
-+
- #if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_AUTHENTICATION
- 		if (target.user) {
- 			fprintf(sfp, "Proxy-Authorization: Basic %s\r\n"+6,
-@@ -719,22 +751,25 @@ int wget_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, cha
- 
- 		if (G.beg_range)
- 			fprintf(sfp, "Range: bytes=%"OFF_FMT"u-\r\n", G.beg_range);
-+
- #if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_LONG_OPTIONS
- 		if (extra_headers)
- 			fputs(extra_headers, sfp);
- 
- 		if (opt & WGET_OPT_POST_DATA) {
- 			char *estr = URL_escape(post_data);
--			fprintf(sfp, "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n");
--			fprintf(sfp, "Content-Length: %u\r\n" "\r\n" "%s",
--					(int) strlen(estr), estr);
--			/*fprintf(sfp, "Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n\r\n");*/
--			/*fprintf(sfp, "%s\r\n", estr);*/
-+			fprintf(sfp,
-+				"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n"
-+				"Content-Length: %u\r\n"
-+				"\r\n"
-+				"%s",
-+				(int) strlen(estr), estr
-+			);
- 			free(estr);
- 		} else
- #endif
--		{ /* If "Connection:" is needed, document why */
--			fprintf(sfp, /* "Connection: close\r\n" */ "\r\n");
-+		{
-+			fprintf(sfp, "\r\n");
- 		}
- 
- 		fflush(sfp);
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-00_halt_no_init.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.4-00_halt_no_init.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-00_halt_no_init.patch
rename to packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.4-00_halt_no_init.patch
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-01_check_cc.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.4-01_check_cc.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-01_check_cc.patch
rename to packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.4-01_check_cc.patch
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-02_user_modprobe.d_dir-0.1.patch b/packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.4-02_user_modprobe.d_dir-0.1.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.3-02_user_modprobe.d_dir-0.1.patch
rename to packages/sysutils/busybox/patches/busybox-1.18.4-02_user_modprobe.d_dir-0.1.patch