diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index 1633ca525d..fd4f3c17c5 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -276,6 +276,15 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INDIVIDUAL_BINARIES
 endef
 endif
 
+# Disable SHA1 and SHA256 HWACCEL to avoid segfault in init
+# with some x86 toolchains (mostly musl?).
+ifeq ($(BR2_i386),y)
+define BUSYBOX_MUSL_DISABLE_SHA_HWACCEL
+	$(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SHA1_HWACCEL)
+	$(call KCONFIG_DISABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SHA256_HWACCEL)
+endef
+endif
+
 # Only install our logging scripts if no other package does it.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSKLOGD)$(BR2_PACKAGE_RSYSLOG)$(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSLOG_NG),)
 define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT
@@ -364,6 +373,7 @@ endef
 BUSYBOX_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += BUSYBOX_INSTALL_ADD_TO_SHELLS
 
 define BUSYBOX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
+	$(BUSYBOX_MUSL_DISABLE_SHA_HWACCEL)
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_MMU)
 	$(BUSYBOX_PREFER_STATIC)
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_MDEV)