diff --git a/activated.py b/activated.py
index 74c8902b73..59c1710527 100755
--- a/activated.py
+++ b/activated.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def main(*args: str) -> int:
         command = ["powershell", os.fspath(here.joinpath(script)), *args]
     else:
         script = "activated.sh"
-        command = [os.fspath(here.joinpath(script)), *args]
+        command = ["sh", os.fspath(here.joinpath(script)), *args]
 
     completed_process = subprocess.run(command)
 
diff --git a/activated.sh b/activated.sh
index 8c01566012..283f61325d 100755
--- a/activated.sh
+++ b/activated.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
 set -o errexit
 
 SCRIPT_DIRECTORY=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")"; pwd)
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-source "${SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}/venv/bin/activate"
+. "${SCRIPT_DIRECTORY}/venv/bin/activate"
 
 "$@"