diff --git a/gnu/packages/glib.scm b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
index 299187a664..8d90a83e6a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glib.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ (define itstool
                "1jl7gsr7aclb9nvqazr039m86y7f7ivfhl2pixcrbfqjkb97r6kb"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (inputs
-     (list libxml2 python-libxml2 python))
+     (list bash-minimal libxml2 python-libxml2 python))
     (arguments
      (list
       #:phases