diff --git a/pkg_comp.sh b/pkg_comp.sh
index d1af42c..1fee2d3 100644
--- a/pkg_comp.sh
+++ b/pkg_comp.sh
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ setup_bootstrap() {
         local dash_echo_test="$("${bootstrap_sh}" -c 'echo "\\100"')"
         if [ "$(uname -s)" != GNUkFreeBSD -a "${dash_echo_test}" = @ ]; then
             local bash
-            bash="$(which bash)"
+            # Avoid finding pkgsrc-installed bash, as it won't be in the sandbox
+            bash="$(PATH="$(echo ${PATH} | tr ':' '\n' | grep -v '^@PREFIX@/' | tr '\n' ':')" which bash)"
             if [ ${?} -eq 0 ]; then
                 bootstrap_sh="${bash}"
             else