diff --git a/tools/objtool/Makefile b/tools/objtool/Makefile
index ae0272f9a091..e6acc281dd37 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/objtool/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $(OBJTOOL_IN): fixdep FORCE
 	@$(MAKE) $(build)=objtool
 
 $(OBJTOOL): $(LIBSUBCMD) $(OBJTOOL_IN)
-	@./sync-check.sh
+	@$(CONFIG_SHELL) ./sync-check.sh
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(OBJTOOL_IN) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@