diff --git a/archival/Config.src b/archival/Config.src
index f64b3347b..9a84fd6c6 100644
--- a/archival/Config.src
+++ b/archival/Config.src
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config FEATURE_SEAMLESS_Z
 
 config AR
 	bool "ar"
-	default y
+	default n  # needs to be improved to be able to replace binutils ar
 	help
 	  ar is an archival utility program used to create, modify, and
 	  extract contents from archives. An archive is a single file holding
diff --git a/libbb/Config.src b/libbb/Config.src
index 80b1e0d21..09bf89246 100644
--- a/libbb/Config.src
+++ b/libbb/Config.src
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ config FEATURE_USERNAME_COMPLETION
 
 config FEATURE_EDITING_FANCY_PROMPT
 	bool "Fancy shell prompts"
-	default n
+	default y
 	depends on FEATURE_EDITING
 	help
 	  Setting this option allows for prompts to use things like \w and