diff --git a/gnu/packages/lxqt.scm b/gnu/packages/lxqt.scm
index 9035e45be8..ae6da00142 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/lxqt.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/lxqt.scm
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages lxqt)
   #:use-module (guix build-system trivial)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compression)
   #:use-module (gnu packages documentation)
   #:use-module (gnu packages compton)
@@ -679,7 +680,8 @@ (define-public lxqt-session
         (base32 "0xa5nqiq9mxwfynnw91i4c2cgpmpapl4nxys084nbs7yd88kbm2l"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (inputs
-     (list eudev
+     (list bash-minimal
+           eudev
            kwindowsystem-5
            liblxqt
            qtxdg-tools