diff --git a/make/target-tools.mk b/make/target-tools.mk
index 22b81eeb..06909e54 100644
--- a/make/target-tools.mk
+++ b/make/target-tools.mk
@@ -1063,23 +1063,23 @@ $(D)/dropbear: $(D)/zlib $(ARCHIVE)/$(DROPBEAR_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 		$(CONFIGURE) \
 			--prefix= \
 			--mandir=$(remove-mandir) \
+			--disable-lastlog \
 			--disable-pututxline \
 			--disable-wtmp \
 			--disable-wtmpx \
 			--disable-loginfunc \
 			--disable-pam \
-			--disable-zlib \
 			--disable-harden \
 			--enable-bundled-libtom \
 			; \
 		# Ensure that dropbear doesn't use crypt() when it's not available; \
-		echo '#if !HAVE_CRYPT'                          >> localoptions.h; \
-		echo '#define DROPBEAR_SVR_PASSWORD_AUTH 0'     >> localoptions.h; \
-		echo '#endif'                                   >> localoptions.h; \
+		echo '#if !HAVE_CRYPT'				>> localoptions.h; \
+		echo '#define DROPBEAR_SVR_PASSWORD_AUTH 0'	>> localoptions.h; \
+		echo '#endif'					>> localoptions.h; \
 		# disable SMALL_CODE define; \
-		sed -i 's|^\(#define DROPBEAR_SMALL_CODE\).*|\1 0|' default_options.h; \
+		echo '#define DROPBEAR_SMALL_CODE 0'		>> localoptions.h; \
 		# fix PATH define; \
-		sed -i 's|^\(#define DEFAULT_PATH\).*|\1 "/sbin:/bin:/var/bin"|' default_options.h; \
+		echo '#define DEFAULT_PATH "/sbin:/bin:/var/bin"' >> localoptions.h; \
 		# remove /usr prefix; \
 		sed -i 's|/usr/|/|g' default_options.h; \
 		$(MAKE) PROGRAMS="dropbear dbclient dropbearkey scp" SCPPROGRESS=1; \
diff --git a/skel-root/general/scripts/dropbear.init b/skel-root/general/scripts/dropbear.init
index a7e536f1..26be09cc 100644
--- a/skel-root/general/scripts/dropbear.init
+++ b/skel-root/general/scripts/dropbear.init
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ETCDIR=/etc/dropbear
 
 genkeys() {
-	for keytype in dss rsa; do
+	for keytype in dss rsa ecdsa; do
 		keyfile=$ETCDIR/dropbear_${keytype}_host_key
 		test -e $keyfile && continue
 		/bin/dropbearkey -t $keytype -f $keyfile