diff --git a/dkppc/rules/base_rules b/dkppc/rules/base_rules
index 33f8c5b..5c9ae59 100644
--- a/dkppc/rules/base_rules
+++ b/dkppc/rules/base_rules
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# change shell on Snow Leopard
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+UNAME_S	:=	$(shell uname -s)
+UNAME_R	:=	$(shell uname -r)
+
+ifneq (,$(findstring Darwin,$(UNAME_S)))
+	ifneq (,$(findstring 10.8.0,$(UNAME_R)))
+		export SHELL=/bin/bash
+	endif
+endif
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # path to tools 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------