diff --git a/po/ChangeLog b/po/ChangeLog
index 0a6bd5d75..1a55d1543 100644
--- a/po/ChangeLog
+++ b/po/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2009-03-01  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	Bug 573527 – Wrong shell to run config.status in Makefile.in.in
+
+	* Makefile.in.in: Don't hardcode /bin/sh as shell.
+	Reported by Loïc Minier
+
 2009-02-28  Gabor Kelemen  <kelemeng@gnome.hu>
 
 	* hu.po: Translation updated.
diff --git a/po/Makefile.in.in b/po/Makefile.in.in
index 495483812..1686b0f75 100644
--- a/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ GETTEXT_PACKAGE = @GETTEXT_PACKAGE@
 PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 
-SHELL = /bin/sh
+SHELL = @SHELL@
 @SET_MAKE@
 
 srcdir = @srcdir@