diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index adab824e9e3..1360403b1c2 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@
 : ${xbps_machine:=$(uname -m)}
 
 # Required utilities in host system.
-REQHOST_UTILS="gawk bash sed gcc msgfmt patch makeinfo perl fakeroot tar xz"
+REQHOST_UTILS="gawk bash bison sed gcc msgfmt patch makeinfo perl fakeroot tar xz"
 
 check_reqhost_utils()
 {
 	[ -n "$IN_CHROOT" ] && return 0
+	[ -r "$XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_perms_done" ] && return 0
 
 	for f in ${REQHOST_UTILS}; do
 		if ! command -v ${f} 2>&1 >/dev/null; then