diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 1977e7ff4..06833c396 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FINDFS
 	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FLOCK
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FREERAMDISK
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 0d3708636..0be413ad1 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.25.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2