diff --git a/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk b/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk
index c327b4fa3..cedd667c5 100644
--- a/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk
+++ b/package/procps-ng/procps-ng.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ PROCPS_NG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 PROCPS_NG_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
 
+# If both procps-ng and busybox are selected, make certain procps-ng
+# wins the fight over who gets to have their utils actually installed.
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX),y)
+PROCPS_NG_DEPENDENCIES += busybox
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE),y)
 PROCPS_NG_DEPENDENCIES += gettext
 PROCPS_NG_CONF_OPT += LIBS=-lintl
 endif
 
+# We need this to make procps-ng binaries installed in $(TARGET_DIR)/usr
+# instead of $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/usr
+PROCPS_NG_CONF_OPT += --exec-prefix=
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))