diff --git a/package/busybox/Config.in b/package/busybox/Config.in
index 41e88d2353..41f19f4143 100644
--- a/package/busybox/Config.in
+++ b/package/busybox/Config.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX
 choice
 	prompt "BusyBox Version"
 	depends BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX
-	default BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_8_X
+	default BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_9_X
 	help
 	  Select the version of BusyBox you wish to use.
 
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ choice
 
 	config BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_8_X
 		bool "BusyBox 1.8.x"
+		depends on BR2_DEPRECATED || BR2_RECENT
+
+	config BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_9_X
+		bool "BusyBox 1.9.x"
 
 	config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SNAPSHOT
 		bool "daily snapshot"
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ config BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION
 	default "1.6.1"		if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_6_1
 	default "1.7.4"		if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_7_X
 	default "1.8.2"		if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_8_X
+	default "1.9.0"		if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_9_X
 
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_INSTALL_SYMLINKS
@@ -65,6 +70,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG
 	default "package/busybox/busybox-1.6.0.config" if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_6_1
 	default "package/busybox/busybox-1.6.0.config" if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_7_X
 	default "package/busybox/busybox-1.6.0.config" if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_8_X
+	default "package/busybox/busybox-1.6.0.config" if BR2_BUSYBOX_VERSION_1_9_X
 	help
 	  Some people may wish to use their own modified BusyBox configuration
 	  file, and will specify their config file location with this option.