diff --git a/Makefile.custom b/Makefile.custom
index 41c351f..3561e57 100644
--- a/Makefile.custom
+++ b/Makefile.custom
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 busybox.links: $(srctree)/applets/busybox.mkll $(objtree)/include/autoconf.h include/applets.h
 	$(Q)-$(SHELL) $^ > $@
 
-busybox.applets.suid: $(srctree)/applets/busybox.mksuid $(objtree)/include/autoconf.h include/applets.h
-	$(Q)-$(SHELL) $^ > $@
+busybox.cfg.suid: $(srctree)/applets/busybox.mksuid $(objtree)/include/autoconf.h include/applets.h
+	$(Q)-SUID="yes" $(SHELL) $^ > $@
+busybox.cfg.nosuid: $(srctree)/applets/busybox.mksuid $(objtree)/include/autoconf.h include/applets.h
+	$(Q)-SUID="DROP" $(SHELL) $^ > $@
 
 .PHONY: install
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_INSTALL_APPLET_SYMLINKS),y)
diff --git a/applets/busybox.mksuid b/applets/busybox.mksuid
index 4235d89..6492c07 100755
--- a/applets/busybox.mksuid
+++ b/applets/busybox.mksuid
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Make busybox list of applets that do NOT drop suid permissions
+# Make list of configuration variables regarding suid handling
 
 # input $1: full path to autoconf.h
 # input $2: full path to applets.h
 # input $3: full path to .config
 # output (stdout): list of CONFIG_ that do or may require suid
 
+# If the environment variable SUID is not set or set to DROP,
+# lists all config options that do not require suid permissions.
+# Otherwise, lists all config options for applets that DO or MAY require
+# suid permissions.
+
 # Maintainer: Bernhard Reutner-Fischer
 
 export LC_ALL=POSIX
@@ -14,10 +19,20 @@ export LC_CTYPE=POSIX
 CONFIG_H=${1:-include/autoconf.h}
 APPLETS_H=${2:-include/applets.h}
 DOT_CONFIG=${3:-.config}
+
+case ${SUID:-DROP} in
+[dD][rR][oO][pP]) USE="DROP" ;;
+*) USE="suid" ;;
+esac
+
 $HOSTCC -E -DMAKE_SUID -include $CONFIG_H $APPLETS_H |
-  awk '
+  awk -v USE=${USE} '
     /^SUID[ \t]/{
-      if ($2 == "BB_SUID_DROP") next
+      if (USE == "DROP") {
+        if ($2 != "BB_SUID_DROP") next
+      } else {
+        if ($2 == "BB_SUID_DROP") next
+      }
       cfg = $NF
       gsub("\"", "", cfg)
       cfg = substr(cfg, 8)