diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index aee24dfca0..cc3b13af72 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $USER_PASSWORD`"
     ln -sf /proc/self/mounts $INSTALL/etc/mtab
 
   # create /etc/hostname
-    echo $HOSTNAME > $INSTALL/etc/hostname
+    ln -sf /proc/sys/kernel/hostname $INSTALL/etc/hostname
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
     cp $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d/* $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d