diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index d6c182145e..cd27a8969b 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -2124,7 +2124,8 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_WATCHDOG
 	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_IPV6
 	bool
-	default y
+	default y if IPV6
+	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_UNIX_LOCAL
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 6a761b4598..62af99d3ae 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.29.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2