diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb
index 3731efd6b4..5718c5ffbe 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ do_install_append() {
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "ctdb.service"
 
 FILES_${PN} += "/run"
+
+# onnode is a shell script with bashisms and bash #!
+RDEPENDS_${PN} += "bash"