diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-cross_2.4.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-cross_2.4.2.bb
index 34aae0bf13..72fad37eaf 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-cross_2.4.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-cross_2.4.2.bb
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ libtoolcross_sysroot_preprocess () {
 }
 
 SSTATE_SCAN_FILES += "libtoolize *-libtool"
+
+export CONFIG_SHELL="/bin/bash"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-native_2.4.2.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-native_2.4.2.bb
index df73f08e99..f1051d84f3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-native_2.4.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-native_2.4.2.bb
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ do_install () {
 	install -m 0755 ${HOST_SYS}-libtool ${D}${bindir}/${HOST_SYS}-libtool
 }
 
+export CONFIG_SHELL="/bin/bash"