diff --git a/miscTests/backportSyntaxTests.sh b/miscTests/backportSyntaxTests.sh
index 26d07e742..8bce3ffc3 100755
--- a/miscTests/backportSyntaxTests.sh
+++ b/miscTests/backportSyntaxTests.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
 echo "Testing the backport of 'letop'"