diff --git a/rpm/kernel-binary.spec.in b/rpm/kernel-binary.spec.in
index 6293011..9be2051 100644
--- a/rpm/kernel-binary.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/kernel-binary.spec.in
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ Release:        <RELEASE>.g@COMMIT@
 Release:        @RELEASE@
 %endif
 URL:            https://www.kernel.org/
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} > 150300
+BuildRequires:  bash-sh
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  bc
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  coreutils
diff --git a/rpm/kernel-docs.spec.in b/rpm/kernel-docs.spec.in
index 9310e27..14a8bf6 100644
--- a/rpm/kernel-docs.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/kernel-docs.spec.in
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ Release:        <RELEASE>.g@COMMIT@
 %else
 Release:        @RELEASE@
 %endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} > 150300
+BuildRequires:  bash-sh
+%endif
 # TW (4.13 or later) no longer needs xmlto
 %if 0%{?sle_version}
 BuildRequires:  xmlto
diff --git a/rpm/kernel-source.spec.in b/rpm/kernel-source.spec.in
index bbbf9dc..2647269 100644
--- a/rpm/kernel-source.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/kernel-source.spec.in
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ License:        GPL-2.0-only
 Group:          Development/Sources
 URL:            https://www.kernel.org/
 AutoReqProv:    off
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} > 150300
+BuildRequires:  bash-sh
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  coreutils
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  sed
diff --git a/rpm/macros.kernel-source b/rpm/macros.kernel-source
index 81ed8ae..fb4f637 100644
--- a/rpm/macros.kernel-source
+++ b/rpm/macros.kernel-source
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # A few cross-distro definitions:
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?sle_version} > 150300
+%define kernel_build_shell_package bash-sh
+%else
+%define kernel_build_shell_package %nil
+%endif
 %kernel_module_package_release 1
-%kernel_module_package_buildreqs modutils kernel-syms kmod-compat
+%kernel_module_package_buildreqs modutils kernel-syms kmod-compat %kernel_build_shell_package
 
 %cpu_arch %(case %_target_cpu in \
     # from rpm --eval '%ix86' \