diff --git a/lang/ruby/Makefile b/lang/ruby/Makefile
index 9bce84e81..4aad8519a 100644
--- a/lang/ruby/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ruby
-PKG_VERSION:=1.8.5
+PKG_VERSION:=1.8.5-p12
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/
-PKG_MD5SUM:=3fbb02294a8ca33d4684055adba5ed6f
+PKG_MD5SUM:=d7d12dd9124c9b7d55cdbbee313e3931
 PKG_CAT:=zcat
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ endef
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		SHELL="/bin/bash" \
 		all install
 endef