diff --git a/stage1.c b/stage1.c
index 01a1a8e..f55cc28 100644
--- a/stage1.c
+++ b/stage1.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void spawn_shell(void)
 {
 #ifdef SPAWN_SHELL
 	int fd;
-	char * shell_name[] = { "/sbin/sh", NULL };
+	char * shell_name[] = { "/bin/sh", NULL };
 
 	log_message("spawning a shell");