diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 9154c08925..599e145538 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -223,5 +223,5 @@ busybox-menuconfig busybox-xconfig busybox-gconfig: busybox-patch
 	rm -f $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.stamp_built
 	rm -f $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.stamp_target_installed
 
-busybox-update-config:
+busybox-update-config: busybox-configure
 	cp -f $(BUSYBOX_BUILD_CONFIG) $(BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FILE)