diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 298437bb2c6a16806245af72328434fb247ae53f..33824f0385b3a3f5070e529d34f44b00c934e2a6 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ $(obj)/config_data.gz: $(KCONFIG_CONFIG) FORCE
 $(obj)/kheaders.o: $(obj)/kheaders_data.tar.xz
 
 quiet_cmd_genikh = CHK     $(obj)/kheaders_data.tar.xz
-cmd_genikh = $(srctree)/kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh $@
+cmd_genikh = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/kernel/gen_ikh_data.sh $@
 $(obj)/kheaders_data.tar.xz: FORCE
 	$(call cmd,genikh)