diff --git a/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh b/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh
index 99722fb432..0dd981fe50 100755
--- a/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh
+++ b/tools/verify-rewritemeta.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Verify that rewritemeta has been run.