diff --git a/openwrt/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/profile b/openwrt/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/profile
index b63dc8ee32..1d98ae3402 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/profile
+++ b/openwrt/target/default/target_skeleton/etc/profile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 export PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 export PS1='\u@\h:\w\$ '
 
-alias less=more
+[ -x /usr/bin/less ] || alias less=more
 alias vim=vi
 
 arp() { cat /proc/net/arp; }