1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/Config.in b/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
index d5adee5d0..c3bca3363 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/Config.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ menu "General Configuration"
 
 choice
         prompt "Buffer allocation policy"
-        default "Allocate with Malloc"
+        default CONFIG_FEATURE_BUFFERS_USE_MALLOC
         help
           There are 3 ways BusyBox can handle buffer allocations:
           - Use malloc. This costs code size for the call to xmalloc.