diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 7094b1e22db..4f155b7a250 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=busybox
 PKG_VERSION:=1.37.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_FLAGS:=essential
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/files/cron b/package/utils/busybox/files/cron
index 4efdfa52cad..2ddffa61e48 100755
--- a/package/utils/busybox/files/cron
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/files/cron
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ start_service() {
 	ln -s /etc/crontabs /var/spool/cron/ 2>/dev/null
 
 	procd_open_instance
-	procd_set_param command "$PROG" -f -c /etc/crontabs -l "${loglevel:-5}"
+	procd_set_param command "$PROG" -f -c /etc/crontabs -l "${loglevel:-7}"
 	for crontab in /etc/crontabs/*; do
 		 procd_set_param file "$crontab"
 	done