diff --git a/test/util/vercmptest.sh b/test/util/vercmptest.sh
index a9ed3b2a..6b3869c5 100755
--- a/test/util/vercmptest.sh
+++ b/test/util/vercmptest.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # vercmptest - a test suite for the vercmp/libalpm program
 #