diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template
index b19fffbe2ac..a63725303aa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=4.2
 revision=3
 wrksrc="bash-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--without-bash-malloc --enable-static-link LDFLAGS="
+configure_args="--without-bash-malloc --enable-static-link
+ bash_cv_job_control_missing=present LDFLAGS="
 short_desc="The GNU Bourne Again Shell -- for xbps-src use"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html"