diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/files/use-sh-on-path.patch b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/files/use-sh-on-path.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cb16de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/files/use-sh-on-path.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+thin-provisioning-tools: use sh on path when invoking txt2man
+
+txt2man contains a test which might try to use ksh to run the script, so we
+avoid running /bin/sh.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [oe specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: joe.slater <joe.slater@windriver.com>
+
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ endif
+ 
+ %.8: %.txt bin/txt2man
+ 	@echo "    [txt2man] $<"
+-	$(V) bin/txt2man -p -t $(basename $(notdir $<)) $< > $@
++	$(V) sh bin/txt2man -p -t $(basename $(notdir $<)) $< > $@
+ 
+ #----------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.7.6.bb b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.7.6.bb
index 20cb17a..5f6ba9e 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.7.6.bb
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-oe/recipes-support/thin-provisioning-tools/thin-provisioning-tools_0.7.6.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/jthornber/thin-provisioning-tools \
            file://0001-do-not-strip-pdata_tools-at-do_install.patch \
            file://0001-fix-compile-failed-with-libc-musl.patch \
+           file://use-sh-on-path.patch \
 "
 
 SRCREV = "6f936992b8e6208a7838fcf1ec87c5bd3a694a77"