diff --git a/cmds/appwidget/appwidget b/cmds/appwidget/appwidget
index 6105009295191..26ab1730250fb 100755
--- a/cmds/appwidget/appwidget
+++ b/cmds/appwidget/appwidget
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "appwidget" on the device, which has a very rudimentary shell.
 base=/system
 export CLASSPATH=$base/framework/appwidget.jar
diff --git a/cmds/bmgr/bmgr b/cmds/bmgr/bmgr
index 6b4bbe2d90326..60b5833e76962 100755
--- a/cmds/bmgr/bmgr
+++ b/cmds/bmgr/bmgr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "bmgr" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/bu/bu b/cmds/bu/bu
index e8dbc318818f3..e50b53da43250 100755
--- a/cmds/bu/bu
+++ b/cmds/bu/bu
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "bu" on the device
 #
 base=/system
diff --git a/cmds/content/content b/cmds/content/content
index a8e056d04d690..f1bfe1737c5a7 100755
--- a/cmds/content/content
+++ b/cmds/content/content
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "content" on the device, which has a very rudimentary shell.
 base=/system
 export CLASSPATH=$base/framework/content.jar
diff --git a/cmds/dpm/dpm b/cmds/dpm/dpm
index c2e5cbb61c18e..e0efdc15a706c 100755
--- a/cmds/dpm/dpm
+++ b/cmds/dpm/dpm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "dpm" on the device
 #
 base=/system
diff --git a/cmds/ime/ime b/cmds/ime/ime
index 96c56d3bde0ac..1a1fdd96da6e8 100755
--- a/cmds/ime/ime
+++ b/cmds/ime/ime
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "pm" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/input/input b/cmds/input/input
index 7f1a18e369c69..54ab94762e5cd 100755
--- a/cmds/input/input
+++ b/cmds/input/input
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "input" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/locksettings/locksettings b/cmds/locksettings/locksettings
index c963b238726b1..0ef4fa9f67711 100755
--- a/cmds/locksettings/locksettings
+++ b/cmds/locksettings/locksettings
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "locksettings" on the device
 #
 base=/system
diff --git a/cmds/media/media b/cmds/media/media
index 11944426b316d..5c0eb2f39c2d2 100755
--- a/cmds/media/media
+++ b/cmds/media/media
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "media_cmd" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/pm/pm b/cmds/pm/pm
index 81838386c055e..53f85b2f9c516 100755
--- a/cmds/pm/pm
+++ b/cmds/pm/pm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "pm" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/requestsync/requestsync b/cmds/requestsync/requestsync
index 931567583e90b..2d5d0e41705a0 100755
--- a/cmds/requestsync/requestsync
+++ b/cmds/requestsync/requestsync
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "requestsync" on the device
 #
 base=/system
diff --git a/cmds/sm/sm b/cmds/sm/sm
index 8fba0070630f2..4bc859e0c3740 100755
--- a/cmds/sm/sm
+++ b/cmds/sm/sm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "sm" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/svc/svc b/cmds/svc/svc
index 27111cdcc6c9b..07b50fe6c7b50 100755
--- a/cmds/svc/svc
+++ b/cmds/svc/svc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "am" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #
diff --git a/cmds/telecom/telecom b/cmds/telecom/telecom
index 9efdcfdec88e2..a19036bf5bd8c 100755
--- a/cmds/telecom/telecom
+++ b/cmds/telecom/telecom
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "telecom" on the device
 #
 base=/system
diff --git a/cmds/uiautomator/cmds/uiautomator/uiautomator b/cmds/uiautomator/cmds/uiautomator/uiautomator
index 86a1dbaad119d..889c2b524dfdb 100755
--- a/cmds/uiautomator/cmds/uiautomator/uiautomator
+++ b/cmds/uiautomator/cmds/uiautomator/uiautomator
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
 #
diff --git a/cmds/vr/vr b/cmds/vr/vr
index a279007caed48..dbde02a4ac7fc 100755
--- a/cmds/vr/vr
+++ b/cmds/vr/vr
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "vr" on the device
 #
 base=/system
diff --git a/cmds/wm/wm b/cmds/wm/wm
index f7a5bc736831c..16d6bd649ef28 100755
--- a/cmds/wm/wm
+++ b/cmds/wm/wm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
 # Script to start "wm" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #