diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/exec/execveat.c b/tools/testing/selftests/exec/execveat.c
index bf79d664c8e6..0546ca24f2b2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/exec/execveat.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/exec/execveat.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int run_tests(void)
 static void prerequisites(void)
 {
 	int fd;
-	const char *script = "#!/bin/sh\nexit $*\n";
+	const char *script = "#!/bin/bash\nexit $*\n";
 
 	/* Create ephemeral copies of files */
 	exe_cp("execveat", "execveat.ephemeral");