diff --git a/src/basic/generate-af-list.sh b/src/basic/generate-af-list.sh
index f747e0d065..b0814854e3 100755
--- a/src/basic/generate-af-list.sh
+++ b/src/basic/generate-af-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/src/basic/generate-arphrd-list.sh b/src/basic/generate-arphrd-list.sh
index 8a8c276d5f..ca1ba7cad4 100755
--- a/src/basic/generate-arphrd-list.sh
+++ b/src/basic/generate-arphrd-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/src/basic/generate-cap-list.sh b/src/basic/generate-cap-list.sh
index eb1357efa2..53abdd9a72 100755
--- a/src/basic/generate-cap-list.sh
+++ b/src/basic/generate-cap-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/src/basic/generate-errno-list.sh b/src/basic/generate-errno-list.sh
index dceeba415c..d2ce51e981 100755
--- a/src/basic/generate-errno-list.sh
+++ b/src/basic/generate-errno-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/generate-audit_type-list.sh b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/generate-audit_type-list.sh
index aad653c128..3851ea176f 100755
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/generate-audit_type-list.sh
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/generate-audit_type-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/src/shared/generate-ip-protocol-list.sh b/src/shared/generate-ip-protocol-list.sh
index 1144e8027f..ff898a9d46 100755
--- a/src/shared/generate-ip-protocol-list.sh
+++ b/src/shared/generate-ip-protocol-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
 set -eu
diff --git a/src/udev/generate-keyboard-keys-list.sh b/src/udev/generate-keyboard-keys-list.sh
index d4f9a7d0e1..ead3113342 100755
--- a/src/udev/generate-keyboard-keys-list.sh
+++ b/src/udev/generate-keyboard-keys-list.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/tools/meson-apply-m4.sh b/tools/meson-apply-m4.sh
index 35d8d159ef..6c5726a7d5 100755
--- a/tools/meson-apply-m4.sh
+++ b/tools/meson-apply-m4.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 set -eu