diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 5d9b86a819..a1b1354788 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ do_menuconfig() {
         export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS='${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS}'
         export XAUTHORITY='${XAUTHORITY}'
 	export TERMWINDOWTITLE="${PN} Kernel Configuration"
-	export SHELLCMDS="bash make menuconfig"
+	export SHELLCMDS="make menuconfig"
 	${TERMCMDRUN}
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo "Fatal: '${TERMCMD}' not found. Check TERMCMD variable."