diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 9d15509c7d..84d234033e 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 	$(SED) "s/^.*CONFIG_LFS.*/CONFIG_LFS=n/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config
 	$(SED) "s/^.*FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS.*/FDISK_SUPPORT_LARGE_DISKS=n/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config
 endif
-	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" -C $(BUSYBOX_DIR) oldconfig
+	yes "" | $(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) CROSS="$(TARGET_CROSS)" -C $(BUSYBOX_DIR) oldconfig
 	touch $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.configured
 
 $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/busybox: $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.configured