diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index bf8eb2e697..8a9abf7737 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -4486,7 +4486,7 @@ (define-public seek
                        "Data2DB"
                        "PCL2Bin")))
            (modify-phases %standard-phases
-             (add-after 'unpack 'bootstrap
+             (add-before 'configure 'bootstrap
                (lambda _
                  (zero? (system* "bash" "gen_auto"))))
              (add-after 'build 'build-additional-tools
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ci.scm b/gnu/packages/ci.scm
index c449754be8..f3259bfcda 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ci.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ci.scm
@@ -216,7 +216,12 @@ (define-public cuirass
                (substitute* "Makefile.am"
                  (("tests/repo.scm \\\\") "\\"))
                #t))
-           (add-after 'disable-repo-tests 'bootstrap
+           (add-after 'disable-repo-tests 'patch-/bin/sh
+             (lambda _
+               (substitute* "build-aux/git-version-gen"
+                 (("#!/bin/sh") (string-append "#!" (which "sh"))))
+               #t))
+           (add-after 'patch-/bin/sh 'bootstrap
              (lambda _ (zero? (system* "sh" "bootstrap"))))
            (add-after 'install 'wrap-program
              (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)