--- a/OMakefile
+++ b/OMakefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 CFLAGS+=-I$(shell ocamlc -where)
 
 DESTDIR=$(getenv DESTDIR, $(ROOT)/dist/staging)
-RAW_BASE_PATH=$(shell scripts/base-path scripts/xapi.conf)
+RAW_BASE_PATH=$(shell bash scripts/base-path scripts/xapi.conf)
 BASE_PATH=$(DESTDIR)$(RAW_BASE_PATH)
 BIN_DIR=$(RAW_BASE_PATH)/bin
 BIN_PATH=$(DESTDIR)$(BIN_DIR)
