diff --git a/utils/lvm2/Makefile b/utils/lvm2/Makefile
index f90f6ea732..c2785b6ff2 100644
--- a/utils/lvm2/Makefile
+++ b/utils/lvm2/Makefile
@@ -52,10 +52,15 @@ endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-o_direct
 
+ifneq ($(shell /bin/sh -c "echo -n 'X'"),X)
+MAKE_SHELL = SHELL=/bin/bash
+endif
+
 define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) $(FPIC)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		$(MAKE_SHELL) \
 		install
 endef