diff --git a/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm b/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
index cdefa48583..eb1066e4b6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ specifying desired matches and transformations in the C code.")
          "1va5pzmxbzpi87vdnbjm9qdf9bvzps9xfv0gi4mycgg3bybb0xc8"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
-     (list perl python))
+     (list bash-minimal perl python))
     (arguments
      '(#:parallel-tests? #f
        #:phases