diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/default.nix
index dea5ad9f017f..35c4da7acf93 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/default.nix
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
 , fetchurl
 , bootBash
 , gnumake
+, gnupatch
 , gnused
 , gnugrep
 , gnutar
 , gawk
 , gzip
-, gcc
-, glibc
-, binutils
-, linux-headers
+, diffutils
+, tinycc
 , derivationWithMeta
 , bash
 , coreutils
@@ -25,19 +24,26 @@ let
     url = "mirror://gnu/bash/bash-${version}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "132qng0jy600mv1fs95ylnlisx2wavkkgpb19c6kmz7lnmjhjwhk";
   };
+
+  patches = [
+    # flush output for generated code
+    ./mksignames-flush.patch
+  ];
 in
 bootBash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
   inherit pname version;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    gcc
-    binutils
+    coreutils
+    tinycc.compiler
     gnumake
+    gnupatch
     gnused
     gnugrep
     gnutar
     gawk
     gzip
+    diffutils
   ];
 
   passthru.runCommand = name: env: buildCommand:
@@ -78,22 +84,23 @@ bootBash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
   tar xzf ${src}
   cd bash-${version}
 
+  # Patch
+  ${lib.concatMapStringsSep "\n" (f: "patch -Np1 -i ${f}") patches}
+
   # Configure
-  export CC="gcc -I${glibc}/include -I${linux-headers}/include"
-  export LIBRARY_PATH="${glibc}/lib"
-  export LIBS="-lc -lnss_files -lnss_dns -lresolv"
-  export ac_cv_func_dlopen=no
+  export CC="tcc -B ${tinycc.libs}/lib"
+  export AR="tcc -ar"
+  export LD=tcc
   bash ./configure \
     --prefix=$out \
     --build=${buildPlatform.config} \
     --host=${hostPlatform.config} \
-    --disable-nls \
-    --disable-net-redirections
+    --without-bash-malloc
 
   # Build
-  make SHELL=bash
+  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES SHELL=bash
 
   # Install
-  make install
+  make -j $NIX_BUILD_CORES install
   ln -s bash $out/bin/sh
 ''
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/mksignames-flush.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/mksignames-flush.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e64dfa7fa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/bash/mksignames-flush.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/support/mksignames.c
++++ b/support/mksignames.c
+@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ write_signames (stream)
+   fprintf (stream, "};\n\n");
+   fprintf (stream, "#define initialize_signames()\n\n");
+ #endif
++  fflush(stream);
+ }
+ 
+ int
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
index b872b058a9f3..d0eed2f87aaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/default.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ lib.makeScope
 
     bash = callPackage ./bash {
       bootBash = bash_2_05;
-      gcc = gcc2;
-      glibc = glibc22;
+      tinycc = tinycc-musl;
+      coreutils = coreutils-musl;
+      gnumake = gnumake-musl;
+      gnutar = gnutar-musl;
     };
 
     binutils = callPackage ./binutils {
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@ lib.makeScope
     };
 
     gcc46 = callPackage ./gcc/4.6.nix {
-      coreutils = coreutils-musl;
       tinycc = tinycc-musl;
       gnumake = gnumake-musl;
       gnutar = gnutar-musl;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/4.6.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/4.6.nix
index 02094413b2c7..4af069523f2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/4.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/4.6.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 , hostPlatform
 , fetchurl
 , bash
-, coreutils
 , tinycc
 , binutils
 , gnumake
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ bash.runCommand "${pname}-${version}" {
   inherit pname version;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    coreutils
     tinycc.compiler
     binutils
     gnumake