diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.4.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.4.bb
index bdd883d0ce..11de535a0f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/lsof/lsof_4.96.4.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ SRCREV = "669c33a253e414feb60fbbcf2984c25dc413cd75"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
+
+inherit update-alternatives
+
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "lsof"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[lsof] = "${sbindir}/lsof"
+# Make our priority higher than busybox
+ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
+
+
 export LSOF_INCLUDE = "${STAGING_INCDIR}"
 
 do_configure () {