diff --git a/shells/bash/bash.conf b/shells/bash/bash.conf
index 0134eeba0..28c3ef127 100644
--- a/shells/bash/bash.conf
+++ b/shells/bash/bash.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../bash/bash.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2010 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 #
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ pkg_bash_preconf() {
 
 pkg_bash_docver=$ver
 
+# avoid to use bash's built-in getcwd because it conflicts with
+# the implementation of our fl_wrapper
+# see: http://dev.opensde.net/issues/show/9
+if atstage cross; then
+	var_append configcache ' ' 'bash_cv_getcwd_malloc=yes'
+fi
+
 var_append confopt " " "--without-bash-malloc"
 
 [ "$SDECFG_PKG_BASH_PROGCOMP" = 0 ] &&