diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/build b/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
index 358a683c87..fe45f90c3c 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/build
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ cd $BUILD/busybox*
 # Build Busybox for system
   make distclean
   cp $BUSYBOX_CFG_FILE .config
+  if [ ! "$CRON_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] ; then
+    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_CROND=.*$|# CONFIG_CROND is not set|" .config
+    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_D=.*$|# CONFIG_FEATURE_CROND_D is not set|" .config
+    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_CRONTAB=.*$|# CONFIG_CRONTAB is not set|" .config
+  fi
   make oldconfig
 
   make ARCH=$TARGET_ARCH \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index a5f7dc32e4..49449deec0 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -71,9 +71,3 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $USER_PASSWORD`"
 
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/www/error
       echo "404" > $INSTALL/usr/www/error/404.html
-
-  # cron support
-    if [ ! "$CRON_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] ; then
-      rm -f $INSTALL/sbin/crond
-      rm -f $INSTALL/bin/crontab
-    fi