diff --git a/mtce-common/src/common/Makefile b/mtce-common/src/common/Makefile
index dc8993e6..9c9788bf 100755
--- a/mtce-common/src/common/Makefile
+++ b/mtce-common/src/common/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = regexUtil.cpp \
 	   timeUtil.cpp \
 	   ipmiUtil.cpp \
diff --git a/mtce-common/src/daemon/Makefile b/mtce-common/src/daemon/Makefile
index cccd18dd..dc5d6fe6 100755
--- a/mtce-common/src/daemon/Makefile
+++ b/mtce-common/src/daemon/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = daemon_main.cpp daemon_ini.cpp daemon_debug.cpp daemon_signal.cpp daemon_config.cpp daemon_files.cpp 
 OBJS = daemon_main.o   daemon_ini.o   daemon_debug.o   daemon_signal.o   daemon_config.o   daemon_files.o
 
diff --git a/mtce/src/alarm/Makefile b/mtce/src/alarm/Makefile
index 9f02a716..a9492b5d 100755
--- a/mtce/src/alarm/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/alarm/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = alarmInit.cpp alarmData.cpp alarmHdlr.cpp alarmMgr.cpp alarmUtil.cpp alarm.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 LDLIBS = -lstdc++ -ldaemon -lcommon -lfmcommon -ljson-c -lrt -lcrypto -luuid
diff --git a/mtce/src/common/Makefile b/mtce/src/common/Makefile
index e0e5ddda..229a1a31 100755
--- a/mtce/src/common/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/common/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = nodeClass.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 
diff --git a/mtce/src/fsmon/Makefile b/mtce/src/fsmon/Makefile
index f21778d2..a6e4f30a 100644
--- a/mtce/src/fsmon/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/fsmon/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = fsmonInit.cpp fsmonHdlr.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 LDLIBS = -lstdc++ -ldaemon -lcommon -lrt -lcrypto
diff --git a/mtce/src/heartbeat/Makefile b/mtce/src/heartbeat/Makefile
index 9fe77f3b..549f0e04 100755
--- a/mtce/src/heartbeat/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/heartbeat/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = hbsAlarm.cpp hbsClient.cpp hbsAgent.cpp hbsPmon.cpp hbsUtil.cpp hbsCluster.cpp hbsStubs.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 
diff --git a/mtce/src/hostw/Makefile b/mtce/src/hostw/Makefile
index 975f7924..334403c0 100755
--- a/mtce/src/hostw/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/hostw/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = hostwInit.cpp hostwHdlr.cpp hostwMsg.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 LDLIBS = -lstdc++ -ldaemon -lcommon -lrt -lcrypto
diff --git a/mtce/src/hwmon/Makefile b/mtce/src/hwmon/Makefile
index aef39c60..9d9c8c3c 100644
--- a/mtce/src/hwmon/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/hwmon/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS += hwmonUtil.cpp
 SRCS += hwmonIpmi.cpp
 SRCS += hwmonModel.cpp
diff --git a/mtce/src/maintenance/Makefile b/mtce/src/maintenance/Makefile
index 64eea2a7..875178fe 100755
--- a/mtce/src/maintenance/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/maintenance/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS  = mtcAlarm.cpp
 SRCS += mtcThreads.cpp
 SRCS += mtcIpmiUtil.cpp
diff --git a/mtce/src/mtclog/Makefile b/mtce/src/mtclog/Makefile
index 343c1936..06744e2e 100644
--- a/mtce/src/mtclog/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/mtclog/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = mtclog.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 LDLIBS = -lstdc++ -ldaemon -lcommon -lrt -lcrypto
diff --git a/mtce/src/pmon/Makefile b/mtce/src/pmon/Makefile
index 280144ec..12ac4490 100755
--- a/mtce/src/pmon/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/pmon/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = pmonAlarm.cpp pmonInit.cpp pmonMsg.cpp pmonHdlr.cpp pmonFsm.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 LDLIBS = -lstdc++ -ldaemon -lcommon -lrt -lcrypto -lfmcommon -ljson-c
diff --git a/mtce/src/public/Makefile b/mtce/src/public/Makefile
index 5e23bc4d..403638f2 100644
--- a/mtce/src/public/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/public/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = amon.c
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
 INCLUDES = -I.
diff --git a/mtce/src/rmon/Makefile b/mtce/src/rmon/Makefile
index eb749159..0dbbe8ee 100755
--- a/mtce/src/rmon/Makefile
+++ b/mtce/src/rmon/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+SHELL = /bin/bash
+
 SRCS = rmonInit.cpp rmonMsg.cpp rmonHdlr.cpp rmonHttp.cpp interfaceHdlr.cpp rmonFM.cpp remoteloggingHdlr.cpp thinmetaHdlr.cpp
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
 LDLIBS = -lstdc++ -ldaemon -lcommon -lfmcommon -lrmonapi -lrt -levent -lcrypto -luuid -lpthread -ljson-c