--- busybox/loginutils/cryptpw.c.orig	2012-02-04 20:34:24.000000000 +0100
+++ busybox/loginutils/cryptpw.c	2012-02-20 23:30:13.081723992 +0100
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 	applet_long_options = mkpasswd_longopts;
 #endif
 	fd = STDIN_FILENO;
-	opt_m = "d";
+	opt_m = "m";
 	opt_S = NULL;
 	/* at most two non-option arguments; -P NUM */
 	opt_complementary = "?2:P+";
--- busybox/loginutils/passwd.c.orig	2012-02-04 20:34:24.000000000 +0100
+++ busybox/loginutils/passwd.c	2012-03-26 10:54:00.599792916 +0200
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 	};
 	unsigned opt;
 	int rc;
-	const char *opt_a = "d"; /* des */
+	const char *opt_a = "m"; /* md5 */
 	const char *filename;
 	char *myname;
 	char *name;