diff --git a/libs/libsodium/Makefile b/libs/libsodium/Makefile
index 77230a621..1c0039d35 100644
--- a/libs/libsodium/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libsodium/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libsodium
 PKG_VERSION:=0.7.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ endef
 define Package/libsodium/config
 menu "Configuration"
 	config LIBSODIUM_MINIMAL
-		bool "Create a smaller library"
-		default n
+		bool "Compile only what is required for the high-level API (no aes128ctr), should be fine in most cases."
+		default y
 endmenu
 endef