diff --git a/Config.in b/Config.in
index b5a94325c4..bdf5fa8647 100644
--- a/Config.in
+++ b/Config.in
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ menu "Commands"
 
 config BR2_WGET
 	string "Wget command"
-	default "wget --passive-ftp -nd -t 3"
+	default "wget -nd -t 3"
 
 config BR2_SVN
 	string "Subversion (svn) command"