diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 957327894..63da28be8 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.36.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ PKG_HASH:=542750c8af7cb2630e201780b4f99f3dcceeb06f505b479ec68241c1e6af61a5
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SOFT_FLOAT),)
+  PKG_BUILD_FLAGS+=no-mips16
+endif
+
 PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0