diff --git a/package/bash/bash.mk b/package/bash/bash.mk
index 9865e1971d..97d7182e2f 100644
--- a/package/bash/bash.mk
+++ b/package/bash/bash.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BASH_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 BASH_CONF_ENV += \
 	ac_cv_rl_prefix="$(STAGING_DIR)" \
 	ac_cv_rl_version="$(READLINE_VERSION)" \
+	bash_cv_getcwd_malloc=yes \
 	bash_cv_job_control_missing=present \
 	bash_cv_sys_named_pipes=present \
 	bash_cv_func_sigsetjmp=present \