diff --git a/srcpkgs/mkinitcpio/template b/srcpkgs/mkinitcpio/template
index 6eeff0fc053..64ac4f41bfc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mkinitcpio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mkinitcpio/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'mkinitcpio'
 pkgname=mkinitcpio
 version=18
-revision=4
+revision=5
 noarch=yes
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-depends="busybox-static bsdcpio"
+depends="busybox-static bsdcpio bash"
 short_desc="Next generation of initramfs creation"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"