diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 933c1a625..e632abd16 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-SHELL = /bin/bash
 src = lib background content_scripts pages popup
 ts = $(shell git ls-files $(src) | grep '\.tsx\?$$')
 poname = taler-wallet-webex
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c57463ef0..f619b60cf 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if ! npm --version >/dev/null; then
   echo 'Node Package Manager (npm) missing'