diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/files/passwd b/srcpkgs/base-files/files/passwd
index 70903ef514c..1edbef6c1d8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/files/passwd
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/files/passwd
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
+root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/sh
 nobody:x:99:99:Unprivileged User:/dev/null:/bin/false
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/template b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
index 9f97947facc..6532af19519 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'base-files'
 pkgname=base-files
-version=0.110
+version=0.111
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style="meta"