diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/dracut-vmklive-adduser.sh b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/dracut-vmklive-adduser.sh
index 03277af5872..9f95c6576a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/dracut-vmklive-adduser.sh
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/dracut-vmklive-adduser.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ echo "USERNAME=$USERNAME" >> ${NEWROOT}/etc/default/live.conf
 chmod 644 ${NEWROOT}/etc/default/live.conf
 
 # Create new user and remove password. We'll use autologin by default.
-chroot ${NEWROOT} useradd -c $USERNAME -m $USERNAME -G audio,video,wheel -s /bin/bash
+chroot ${NEWROOT} useradd -c $USERNAME -m $USERNAME -G audio,video,wheel -s /bin/sh
 chroot ${NEWROOT} passwd -d $USERNAME 2>&1 >/dev/null
 
 # Enable sudo permission by default.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
index fbbd4fe5c31..4f30e6eb0e5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/files/mklive.sh.in
@@ -381,6 +381,13 @@ for f in $ROOTFS_REPODIR/*; do
 	rm -f $f/rindex-files.plist
 done
 
+# install lsblk and blkid from util-linux. to avoid installing
+# the whole package.
+_lsblk=$(which lsblk)
+_blkid=$(which blkid)
+install -Dm755 ${_lsblk} "$ROOTFS/usr/bin/lsblk" || error_out $?
+install -Dm755 ${_blkid} "$ROOTFS/sbin/blkid" || error_out $?
+
 #
 # The pseudofs aren't needed anymore in target rootfs.
 #
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vmklive/template b/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
index f30b819e275..7af8f8070da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vmklive/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vmklive'
 pkgname=vmklive
-version=0.9.0
+version=0.9.1
 replaces="xbps-mklive>=0 vanilla-mklive>=0"
 noextract=yes
 noarch=yes