diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 18e9ffa0bb..4d85e999dc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ WORKDIR /opt/vlang
 
 ENV VVV  /opt/vlang
 ENV PATH /opt/vlang:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
+ENV VFLAGS -cc gcc
 
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/vlang && ln -s /opt/vlang/v /usr/bin/v
 
 RUN apk --no-cache add \
-  git make upx gcc \
+  git make upx gcc bash \
   musl-dev \
   openssl-dev sqlite-dev \
   libx11-dev glfw-dev freetype-dev