diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index ad1afad..9d8e594 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -521,8 +521,7 @@ SRC_URI = "file://${FILE}"
 # UI/Interaction Configuration
 ##################################################################

-SHELLRCCMD = "bash --rcfile $TERMRCFILE"
-export SHELLCMDS = "${SHELLRCCMD}"
+export SHELLCMDS = "bash"
 # Some common terminal programs to choose from
 GNOME_TERMCMD = 'gnome-terminal --disable-factory -t "$TERMWINDOWTITLE"'
 GNOME_TERMCMDRUN = '${GNOME_TERMCMD} -x $SHELLCMDS'
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/patch.py b/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
index c1d616e..94c56bc 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class UserResolver(Resolver):
             os.chmod(rcfile, 0775)

             os.environ['TERMWINDOWTITLE'] = "Bitbake: Please fix patch rejects manually"
-            os.environ['TERMRCFILE'] = rcfile
+            os.environ['SHELLCMDS'] = "bash --rcfile " + rcfile
             rc = os.system(bb.data.getVar('TERMCMDRUN', self.patchset.d, 1))
             if os.WIFEXITED(rc) and os.WEXITSTATUS(rc) != 0:
                 bb.msg.fatal(bb.msg.domain.Build, ("Cannot proceed with manual patch resolution - '%s' not found. " \