diff --git a/docker.Makefile b/docker.Makefile
index 7ff6b02d02..69cb01215c 100644
--- a/docker.Makefile
+++ b/docker.Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 # Overridable env vars
 DOCKER_CLI_MOUNTS ?= -v "$(CURDIR)":/go/src/github.com/docker/cli
-DOCKER_CLI_SHELL ?= ash
 DOCKER_CLI_CONTAINER_NAME ?=
 DOCKER_CLI_GO_BUILD_CACHE ?= y
 
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ plugins-osx: build_cross_image ## build the example CLI plugins for macOS
 dev: build_docker_image ## start a build container in interactive mode for in-container development
 	$(DOCKER_RUN) -it \
 		-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-		$(DEV_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME) $(DOCKER_CLI_SHELL)
+		$(DEV_DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)
 
 shell: dev ## alias for dev
 
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
index 05e3768dc2..83b079d842 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN  apk add --no-cache \
     curl \
     git
 
-CMD sh
+CMD bash
 ENV DISABLE_WARN_OUTSIDE_CONTAINER=1
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/go/src/github.com/docker/cli/build