diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfc0f001010e4a8d33f0dbe4b138d7f67dddab90..0413138145d3f29abdc282a1603c9886fa4cd061 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ LC_ALL:=C
 LANG:=C
 export LC_ALL LANG
 
+export SHELL:=/usr/bin/env bash
+
 empty:=
 space:= $(empty) $(empty)