diff --git a/dev/gateway-api/Makefile b/dev/gateway-api/Makefile
index fe8a9cd6e..b2d82c5dd 100644
--- a/dev/gateway-api/Makefile
+++ b/dev/gateway-api/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Force the use of bash as the shell for more features
+SHELL=/bin/bash
+
 SHELLOPTS:=$(if $(SHELLOPTS),$(SHELLOPTS):)pipefail:errexit
 .ONESHELL: