diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/terminal.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/terminal.bbclass
index 6059ae9..a564ee7 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/terminal.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/terminal.bbclass
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(runfile))
 
     with open(runfile, 'w') as script:
+        # Override the shell shell_trap_code specifies.
+        # If our shell is bash, we might well face silent death.
+        script.write("#!/bin/bash\n")
         script.write(bb.build.shell_trap_code())
         bb.data.emit_func(cmd_func, script, envdata)
         script.write(cmd_func)
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@
 def oe_terminal(command, title, d):
     import oe.data
     import oe.terminal
-
+    
     envdata = bb.data.init()
 
     for v in os.environ: