diff --git a/templates/dash/template b/templates/dash/template
index ca7c365a917..62a4d3bf572 100644
--- a/templates/dash/template
+++ b/templates/dash/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dash'
 pkgname=dash
 version=0.5.5.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--prefix="
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  (ash). It was ported to Linux by Herbert Xu in early 1997. It was renamed to
  dash in 2002."
 
+essential=yes
 base_chroot=yes
 register_shell="/bin/sh"
 Add_dependency run glibc