diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b13c8d0d73e22..f177f43a3a4da 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # set configurations that will be "sticky" on this system,
 # surviving npm self-updates.
diff --git a/scripts/clean-old.sh b/scripts/clean-old.sh
index cda80f2f4845d..32a203e4a5f7e 100755
--- a/scripts/clean-old.sh
+++ b/scripts/clean-old.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # look for old 0.x cruft, and get rid of it.
 # Should already be sitting in the npm folder.
diff --git a/scripts/dep-update b/scripts/dep-update
index 52abd518c317b..006de17c7203a 100755
--- a/scripts/dep-update
+++ b/scripts/dep-update
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 node . install --save $1@$2 &&\
 node scripts/gen-dev-ignores.js &&\
 git add node_modules package.json package-lock.json &&\
diff --git a/scripts/dev-dep-update b/scripts/dev-dep-update
index c8c9604759165..cb0b783a837f4 100755
--- a/scripts/dev-dep-update
+++ b/scripts/dev-dep-update
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 node . install --save --save-dev $1@$2 &&\
 node scripts/gen-dev-ignores.js &&\
 git add package.json package-lock.json &&\
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 705f21502adfb..e071c7ededaf7 100644
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # script for creating a zip and tarball for inclusion in node
 
diff --git a/scripts/relocate.sh b/scripts/relocate.sh
index b7483f2963aea..ff40f857a679e 100755
--- a/scripts/relocate.sh
+++ b/scripts/relocate.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Change the cli shebang to point at the specified node
 # Useful for when the program is moved around after install.