diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 48d945718a..be4b967a47 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ endef
 define Package/busybox/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/* $(1)/
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_CROND),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_$(BUSYBOX_SYM)_CROND),)
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/cron $(1)/etc/init.d/cron
 endif
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_NTPD),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUSYBOX_$(BUSYBOX_SYM)_NTPD),)
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/sysntpd $(1)/etc/init.d/sysntpd
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/ntpd-hotplug $(1)/usr/sbin/ntpd-hotplug
 endif