diff --git a/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template b/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template
index d41baa08cd..fcc3c4aa2f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chroot-bash/template
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ version="${_bash_distver}.${_bash_patchlevel}"
 revision=1
 wrksrc="bash-${_bash_distver}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--without-bash-malloc --without-curses --without-installed-readline --disable-nls"
+# need 'bash_cv_termcap_lib=gnutermcap' in order to force bash to use the
+# bundled termcap library when bootstrapping from source on a foreign system
+configure_args="--without-bash-malloc --without-curses
+ --without-installed-readline --disable-nls bash_cv_termcap_lib=gnutermcap"
 short_desc="The GNU Bourne Again Shell -- for xbps-src use"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"