diff --git a/recipes/bash/recipe.toml b/recipes/bash/recipe.toml
index 4505f88de..e06cc7fad 100644
--- a/recipes/bash/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/bash/recipe.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 script = """
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
+    ac_cv_func_wcwidth=no # TODO: add more wc functions and remove this
     bash_cv_getenv_redef=no
 )
 COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS=1 # workaround for parallel make bugs