diff --git a/sh/Android.mk b/sh/Android.mk
index b5e5c38..dcd13d8 100644
--- a/sh/Android.mk
+++ b/sh/Android.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
 	bltin/echo.c \
 	init.c
 
-LOCAL_MODULE:= sh
+LOCAL_MODULE:= ash
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS:= shell_ash
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSHELL -DWITH_LINENOISE
 
@@ -51,3 +52,19 @@
 	sh ./mkinit.sh $(PRIVATE_SRC_FILES) 
 
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
+
+
+# create /system/bin/sh symlink to $(TARGET_SHELL)
+# not the optimal place for this, but a fitting one
+
+OUTSYSTEMBINSH := $(TARGET_OUT)/bin/sh
+LOCAL_MODULE := systembinsh
+$(OUTSYSTEMBINSH): | $(TARGET_SHELL)
+$(OUTSYSTEMBINSH): LOCAL_MODULE := $(LOCAL_MODULE)
+$(OUTSYSTEMBINSH):
+	@echo "Symlink: $@ -> $(TARGET_SHELL)"
+	@rm -rf $@
+	$(hide) ln -sf $(TARGET_SHELL) $@
+
+ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES += $(OUTSYSTEMBINSH)
+ALL_MODULES.$(LOCAL_MODULE).INSTALLED += $(OUTSYSTEMBINSH)