diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index a5978da2c..7be49b387 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ else
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)
 	$(SED) "s/^.*CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6.*/CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6=y/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config
+	$(SED) "s/^.*CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6.*/CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6=y/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config
 else
 	$(SED) "s/^.*CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6.*/CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6=n/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config
+	$(SED) "s/^.*CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6.*/CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IPV6=n/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_INET_RPC),y)
 	$(SED) "s/^.*CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_NFS.*/CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_NFS=y/;" $(BUSYBOX_DIR)/.config