diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index d18b6d0b13..59448d5a2f 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ ifndef BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE
 	BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG))
 endif
 
+define BUSYBOX_PERMISSIONS
+/bin/busybox			 f 4755	0 0 - - - - -
+/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script f 755  0 0 - - - - -
+endef
+
 # If mdev will be used for device creation enable it and copy S10mdev to /etc/init.d
 ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_MDEV),y)
 define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT
diff --git a/target/generic/device_table.txt b/target/generic/device_table.txt
index 12f35b2755..d3e394ba99 100644
--- a/target/generic/device_table.txt
+++ b/target/generic/device_table.txt
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@
 /tmp					d	1777	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc					d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /home/default				d	2755	1000	1000	-	-	-	-	-
-/bin/busybox				f	4755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/shadow				f	600	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/passwd				f	644	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/network/if-up.d			d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/network/if-pre-up.d		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/network/if-down.d			d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 /etc/network/if-post-down.d		d	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
-/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script	f	755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-
 # uncomment this to allow starting x as non-root
 #/usr/X11R6/bin/Xfbdev		     	f	4755	0	0	-	-	-	-	-