diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openfoam.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openfoam.py
index 88ae377417..fd9d892c7a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openfoam.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openfoam.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def build_step(self):
             cleancmd = "wcleanAll"
 
         # make directly in install directory
-        cmd_tmpl = "%(precmd)s && %(cleancmd)s && %(prebuildopts)s %(makecmd)s" % {
+        cmd_tmpl = "%(precmd)s && %(cleancmd)s && %(prebuildopts)s bash %(makecmd)s" % {
             'precmd': precmd,
             'cleancmd': cleancmd,
             'prebuildopts': self.cfg['prebuildopts'],
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def build_step(self):
 
                 if self.looseversion >= LooseVersion('2406'):
                     # Also build the plugins
-                    cmd += ' && %s %s -log' % (self.cfg['prebuildopts'],
+                    cmd += ' && %s bash %s -log' % (self.cfg['prebuildopts'],
                                                os.path.join(self.builddir, self.openfoamdir, 'Allwmake-plugins'))
 
             run_cmd(cmd_tmpl % cmd, log_all=True, simple=True, log_output=True)