diff --git a/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh b/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
index e6776bbee14a..d9e8b0b7ad82 100755
--- a/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/openocd/openocd.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # Unified OpenOCD script for RIOT
 #