diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
index a41a57b..05d86c4 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_autoconf = "2.65"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_autoconf-native = "2.65"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_automake = "1.11.1"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_automake-native = "1.11.1"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_busybox 	= "1.17.3"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_busybox 	= "1.18.4"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_cairo		= "1.10.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_dbus 		= "1.2.24"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_dropbear      = "0.52"