diff --git a/usr.bin/script/script.c b/usr.bin/script/script.c
index 9f83627f99df..c4f3e917dee1 100644
--- a/usr.bin/script/script.c
+++ b/usr.bin/script/script.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static const char copyright[] =
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)script.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: script.c,v 1.8 1998/03/08 14:19:18 peter Exp $";
+	"$Id: script.c,v 1.9 1998/09/19 09:45:42 des Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ doshell(av)
 		execvp(av[0], av);
 		warn(av[0]);
 	} else {
-		execl(shell, "sh", "-i", NULL);
+		execl(shell, shell, "-i", NULL);
 		warn(shell);
 	}
 	fail();