diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
index e89a7c3ba4..be0f386859 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/perf/perf_3.4.bb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DEPENDS = "virtual/kernel \
           "
 
 SCRIPTING_RDEPENDS = "${@perf_feature_enabled('perf-scripting', 'perl perl-modules python', '',d)}"
-RDEPENDS_${PN} += "elfutils ${SCRIPTING_RDEPENDS}"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "elfutils bash ${SCRIPTING_RDEPENDS}"
 
 PROVIDES = "virtual/perf"