diff --git a/util/xcompile/xcompile b/util/xcompile/xcompile
index df7d558fb9..160b73bf23 100644
--- a/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # This file is part of the coreboot project.
 #