diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
index 29cc475e4b..9438cb26e7 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Config-defaults.in
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_VERBOSE_CP_MESSAGE
 	default n
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_USE_SENDFILE
 	bool
-	default n
+	default y
 config BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_COPYBUF_KB
 	int
 	default 4