diff --git a/scripts/check-node-canvas.sh b/scripts/check-node-canvas.sh
index c2d56b83..a698e412 100644
--- a/scripts/check-node-canvas.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-node-canvas.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     CAIRO_PKG_CONFIG=`pkg-config cairo --cflags-only-I 2> /dev/null`