diff --git a/usr.bin/alias/generic.sh b/usr.bin/alias/generic.sh
index 33a39ad9783..d9c3127e43d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/alias/generic.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/alias/generic.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # $FreeBSD$
 # This file is in the public domain.
-${0##*/} ${1+"$@"}
+builtin ${0##*/} ${1+"$@"}