diff --git a/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in
index eeadfab7afa075277b3364c7f298c3a4963125b3..49eb624aeee8e3bd66dd8bab6026573ee00e52e0 100644
--- a/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/config/editors/Config.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CMP
 
 config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_DIFF
 	bool "diff"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  diff compares two files or directories and outputs the
 	  differences between them in a form that can be given to