diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f79fb35..5b3c9d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ endif
 LDFLAGS += -X nocternity.net/gomonop/pkg/version.commit=${GIT_COMMIT}
 LDFLAGS += -X nocternity.net/gomonop/pkg/version.status=${GIT_STATUS}
 
+# Use bash as the shell, mostly for -o pipefail
+SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash
+
 
 .PHONY: all
 all: build