diff --git a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/bash/bash.inc b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/bash/bash.inc
index 9c2b065..2e7f261 100644
--- a/poky/meta/recipes-extended/bash/bash.inc
+++ b/poky/meta/recipes-extended/bash/bash.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 inherit autotools gettext texinfo update-alternatives ptest
 
 EXTRA_AUTORECONF += "--exclude=autoheader --exclude=aclocal"
-EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-job-control --without-bash-malloc"
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-job-control --without-bash-malloc bash_cv_wexitstatus_offset=8"
 
 # If NON_INTERACTIVE_LOGIN_SHELLS is defined, all login shells read the
 # startup files, even if they are not interactive.