diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
index cc185c883b..ff07c784bd 100644
--- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
+++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ else
 KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tools
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BASH),)
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-bashcompletiondir=
+endif
+
 # We only install depmod, since that's the only tool used for the
 # host.
 define HOST_KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
diff --git a/package/systemd/systemd.mk b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
index dbfce719e7..92f99c2e01 100644
--- a/package/systemd/systemd.mk
+++ b/package/systemd/systemd.mk
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ else
 SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-smack
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BASH),)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --with-bashcompletiondir=
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZSH),)
+SYSTEMD_CONF_OPTS += --with-zshcompletiondir=
+endif
+
 # mq_getattr needs -lrt
 SYSTEMD_MAKE_OPTS += LIBS=-lrt
 SYSTEMD_MAKE_OPTS += LDFLAGS+=-ldl
diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index a530596ea6..c8fb77c30c 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ UTIL_LINUX_CONF_ENV = scanf_cv_type_modifier=no
 UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-rpath \
 	--disable-makeinstall-chown \
-	--disable-bash-completion \
 	--without-python
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BASH),)
+UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS += \
+	--disable-bash-completion \
+	--with-bashcompletiondir=
+endif
+
 # We don't want the host-busybox dependency to be added automatically
 HOST_UTIL_LINUX_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf