diff --git a/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm b/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm
index a5a772bd5b..397448f06e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bittorrent.scm
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
                  ;; its own icons in pure environments.
                  `("GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE" =
                    (,(getenv "GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE")))))))))
-    (inputs (list curl
+    (inputs (list bash-minimal
+                  curl
                   (list glib "bin")
                   gtkmm
                   libappindicator