diff --git a/package/busybox/0006-top-move-free-prev_hist-out-of-signal-path.patch b/package/busybox/0006-top-move-free-prev_hist-out-of-signal-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5e2942013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/busybox/0006-top-move-free-prev_hist-out-of-signal-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+From aedc3fe19fac368dc363050e0387d263b7e01cc6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
+Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:07:31 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] top: move free(prev_hist) out of signal path
+
+It was seen being called recursively on repeated signals,
+leading to double free
+
+Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
+Backported-from: https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=aedc3fe19fac368dc363050e0387d263b7e01cc6
+Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
+
+---
+ procps/top.c | 12 ++++++------
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/procps/top.c b/procps/top.c
+index 73cd285..6f7f7d3 100644
+--- a/procps/top.c
++++ b/procps/top.c
+@@ -728,12 +728,6 @@ static void reset_term(void)
+ {
+ 	if (!OPT_BATCH_MODE)
+ 		tcsetattr_stdin_TCSANOW(&initial_settings);
+-	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) {
+-		clearmems();
+-# if ENABLE_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
+-		free(prev_hist);
+-# endif
+-	}
+ }
+ 
+ static void sig_catcher(int sig)
+@@ -1258,5 +1252,11 @@ int top_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
+ #if ENABLE_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
+ 	reset_term();
+ #endif
++	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) {
++		clearmems();
++#if ENABLE_FEATURE_TOP_CPU_USAGE_PERCENTAGE
++		free(prev_hist);
++#endif
++	}
+ 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+ }
+-- 
+2.7.4
+