diff --git a/include/minix/paths.h b/include/minix/paths.h
index 22ae67458..c35b7daeb 100644
--- a/include/minix/paths.h
+++ b/include/minix/paths.h
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
 #define    _PATH_RAMDISK   "/dev/ram"
 #define    _PATH_TMP       "/tmp"
 
+#define _PATH_BSHELL	"/bin/sh"
+
 #endif