6 files changed, 4 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/Makefile b/perl-install/Makefile
index 83609ce44..6516cf674 100644
--- a/perl-install/Makefile
+++ b/perl-install/Makefile
@@ -122,10 +122,8 @@ endif
 
 ifeq (i386,$(ARCH))
 	cp ../tools/i386/busybox $(DEST)/usr/bin
-	ln -sf busybox $(DEST)/usr/bin/sh
-else
-	ln -sf ash $(DEST)/usr/bin/sh
 endif
+	ln -sf ash $(DEST)/usr/bin/sh
 
 	for i in fonts keyboards locales keymaps; do tar xfj `../tools/specific_arch share/$$i.tar.bz2` -C $(DEST); done
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install_any.pm b/perl-install/install_any.pm
index 8bbc30fde..de879b172 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_any.pm
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ sub spawnShell {
 
     ioctl(STDIN, c::TIOCSCTTY(), 0) or warn "could not set new controlling tty: $!";
 
-    exec "/bin/sh" or log::l("exec of /bin/sh failed: $!");
+    my $busybox = "/usr/bin/busybox";
+    exec {-e $busybox ? $busybox : "/bin/sh"} "/bin/sh" or log::l("exec of /bin/sh failed: $!");
 }
 
 sub fsck_option {
diff --git a/perl-install/share/list b/perl-install/share/list
index 80d458b25..f9973306c 100644
--- a/perl-install/share/list
+++ b/perl-install/share/list
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/bin/ash
 /bin/consolechars
 /bin/cpio
 /bin/gzip
diff --git a/perl-install/share/list.alpha b/perl-install/share/list.alpha
index 4ddcb76e9..860cd1e27 100644
--- a/perl-install/share/list.alpha
+++ b/perl-install/share/list.alpha
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /sbin/ifport
 /sbin/mkdosfs
-/bin/ash
 /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev
 /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_VGA16
 /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_3DLabs
diff --git a/perl-install/share/list.ppc b/perl-install/share/list.ppc
index fc687b138..fd74a05f6 100644
--- a/perl-install/share/list.ppc
+++ b/perl-install/share/list.ppc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/bin/ash
 /usr/bin/hformat
 /usr/bin/hmount
 /usr/bin/humount
diff --git a/perl-install/share/list.sparc b/perl-install/share/list.sparc
index 3510716a4..da9f7ba52 100644
--- a/perl-install/share/list.sparc
+++ b/perl-install/share/list.sparc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/bin/ash
 /bin/cpio
 /lib/libnss_nis.so.2
 /lib/libnss_files.so.2