diff --git a/src/makechrootpkg.in b/src/makechrootpkg.in
index 009e15b..5504f0c 100644
--- a/src/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/src/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ download_sources
 prepare_chroot
 
 nspawn_build_args=(
+	--setenv=TERM=xterm
 	--bind="${PWD//:/\\:}:/startdir"
 	--bind="${SRCDEST//:/\\:}:/srcdest"
 	--tmpfs="/tmp:${tmp_opts}"