diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh
index 5ad3ca8d681b..58984380b211 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/daemon.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 # daemon operations
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0