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=$TARGET_ARCH \
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
index c7c8cc4769..3cd5b33e0f 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/install
@@ -76,7 +76,4 @@ USER_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $USER_PASSWORD`"
     if [ "$CRON_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] ; then
       mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d
       cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/09_crond $INSTALL/etc/init.d/
-    else
-      rm -f $INSTALL/sbin/crond
-      rm -f $INSTALL/bin/crontab
     fi