diff --git a/include/host-build.mk b/include/host-build.mk
index b93f70ffd5..2f3c53d098 100644
--- a/include/host-build.mk
+++ b/include/host-build.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS = \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS)" \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
-	SHELL="$(BASH)"
+	SHELL="$(SHELL)"
 
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS = \
 	--target=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \