diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 50e2baa031..36d02e2e91 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.24.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/files/ntpd-hotplug b/package/utils/busybox/files/ntpd-hotplug
index ddc1490a47..8d6d609166 100755
--- a/package/utils/busybox/files/ntpd-hotplug
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/files/ntpd-hotplug
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-[ "$1" = stratum ] || exit 0
 ACTION="$1" /sbin/hotplug-call ntp