diff --git a/elements/yum-minimal/root.d/08-yum-chroot b/elements/yum-minimal/root.d/08-yum-chroot
index 678ab4c01..63ee72e53 100755
--- a/elements/yum-minimal/root.d/08-yum-chroot
+++ b/elements/yum-minimal/root.d/08-yum-chroot
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ else
             ${DISTRO_NAME}-repos
         RELEASE_RPMS="${RELEASE_RPMS} ${DISTRO_NAME}-repos"
     fi
-    sudo rpm --root $TARGET_ROOT -ivh $WORKING/*rpm
+
+    # --nodeps works around these wanting /bin/sh in some fedora
+    # releases, see rhbz#1265873
+    sudo rpm --root $TARGET_ROOT --nodeps -ivh $WORKING/*rpm
 
     YUM_CACHE=$DIB_IMAGE_CACHE/yum