diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc-version.in b/src/lxc/lxc-version.in
index 1bd055a71..b6875da26 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc-version.in
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc-version.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 echo "lxc version: @PACKAGE_VERSION@"