diff --git a/srcpkgs/busybox/template b/srcpkgs/busybox/template
index c78f3c787cf..130c0d49d34 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/busybox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/busybox/template
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Build template for 'busybox'.
 pkgname=busybox
 version=1.19.2
+revision=1
 homepage="http://www.busybox.net"
 distfiles="${homepage}/downloads/busybox-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
@@ -36,4 +37,7 @@ do_install()
 {
 	vinstall busybox 755 bin
 	vinstall docs/busybox.1 644 usr/share/man/man1
+	# Create /usr/bin/vi symlink for base.
+	vmkdir usr/bin
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin && ln -sf ../../bin/busybox vi
 }