diff --git a/vars/build.vars b/vars/build.vars
index 2ecd1fc..8bc662f 100644
--- a/vars/build.vars
+++ b/vars/build.vars
@@ -1052,7 +1052,8 @@ DIST_MINIPIX_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE="--sysroot=${PREFIX_NATIVE}";
 DIST_MINIPIX_MAKEFLAGS_INSTALL="PREFIX= prefix=";
 DIST_MINIPIX_PACKAGES="
 bzip2_minipix gzip_minipix xz_minipix bash_minipix coreutils_minipix
-nano_minipix tar_minipix mintty_minipix ntctty_minipix ptycon_minipix";
+dash_minipix nano_minipix tar_minipix mintty_minipix ntctty_minipix
+ptycon_minipix";
 DIST_MINIPIX_PARALLELISE=1;
 DIST_MINIPIX_PREFIX="${PREFIX}/minipix_dist";
 : ${PKG_BZIP2_MINIPIX_INHERIT_FROM:=bzip2};
@@ -1080,6 +1081,10 @@ DIST_MINIPIX_PREFIX="${PREFIX}/minipix_dist";
 : ${PKG_COREUTILS_MINIPIX_INSTALL_TARGET:=install-binPROGRAMS};
 : ${PKG_COREUTILS_MINIPIX_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE_EXTRA:="-mvrfs"};
 : ${PKG_COREUTILS_MINIPIX_MAKEFLAGS_INSTALL_EXTRA:=INSTALL_PROGRAM=${DEFAULT_TARGET}-install-strip};
+: ${PKG_DASH_MINIPIX_INHERIT_FROM:=dash};
+: ${PKG_DASH_MINIPIX_BASE_DIR:=${BUILD_WORKDIR}/dash-build-minipix};
+: ${PKG_DASH_MINIPIX_INSTALL_FILES:=@dash=bin/sh};
+: ${PKG_DASH_MINIPIX_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE_EXTRA:="-mvrfs"};
 : ${PKG_NANO_MINIPIX_INHERIT_FROM:=nano};
 : ${PKG_NANO_MINIPIX_BASE_DIR:=${BUILD_WORKDIR}/nano-build-minipix};
 : ${PKG_NANO_MINIPIX_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE_EXTRA:="-mvrfs"};