diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-deqp-runner.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-deqp-runner.sh
index d526c7583f7..9c3bb12e736 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-deqp-runner.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-deqp-runner.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we want word splitting
 
 set -ex