diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/os.erl b/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
index 29a26674ba..e6ab453a70 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ mk_cmd({win32,Wtype}, Cmd) ->
 mk_cmd(_,Cmd) ->
     %% Have to send command in like this in order to make sh commands like
     %% cd and ulimit available
-    {"/bin/sh -s unix:cmd", [out],
+    {"@TERMUX_PREFIX@/bin/sh -s unix:cmd", [out],
      %% We insert a new line after the command, in case the command
      %% contains a comment character.
      %%