diff --git a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
index dad135378..61d87146d 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/utils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-06-14  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2011@cgf.cx>
+
+	* mingw: Force use of bash.
+
 2011-05-29  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2011@cgf.cx>
 
 	* ps.cc (ttynam): Accommodate new console numbering.
diff --git a/winsup/utils/mingw b/winsup/utils/mingw
index 4e270fda9..8f970d0c3 100755
--- a/winsup/utils/mingw
+++ b/winsup/utils/mingw
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 # Front-end kludge to cause a Cygwin gcc to default to
 # an installed version of the MinGW components.