diff --git a/cmds/am/am b/cmds/am/am
index c823634982420..1d426bc8c8e12 100755
--- a/cmds/am/am
+++ b/cmds/am/am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/system/bin/sh
+#
 # Script to start "am" on the device, which has a very rudimentary
 # shell.
 #