diff --git a/recipes/shells/zsh/recipe.toml b/recipes/shells/zsh/recipe.toml
index edb533b0d6..97dc9e6b05 100644
--- a/recipes/shells/zsh/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/shells/zsh/recipe.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
 
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
+    --srcdir="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
     --disable-gdbm
     --disable-pcre
     --disable-cap
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
 
 "${COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE}" "${COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS[@]}"
 
+# Ensure awk scripts are executable (cross-compilation fix for
+# config.status which tries to invoke awk scripts directly).
+chmod +x "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/Src/*.awk 2>/dev/null || true
+
 # Pre-generate signames artifacts deterministically for Redox cross builds.
 gawk -f "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/Src/signames1.awk" "${COOKBOOK_ROOT}/prefix/${TARGET}/sysroot/${TARGET}/include/signal.h" > "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/Src/sigtmp.c"
 "${COOKBOOK_ROOT}/bin/${TARGET}-gcc" -E -P "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/Src/sigtmp.c" > "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}/Src/sigtmp.out"