diff --git a/steps-guix/bash-5.3-1/pass1.sh b/steps-guix/bash-5.3-1/pass1.sh
index d4ade2f2..95bec85e 100644
--- a/steps-guix/bash-5.3-1/pass1.sh
+++ b/steps-guix/bash-5.3-1/pass1.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
+    # Keep seed output for bootstrap artifact generation.
     install -D -m 0755 bash "${DESTDIR}${SEED_PREFIX}/bin/bash"
-    ln -sf bash "${DESTDIR}${SEED_PREFIX}/bin/sh"
+    # Also provide runtime shell in system prefix for script chaining.
+    install -D -m 0755 bash "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/bash"
 }