diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f93dbae71248..5f1399a576d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ include/generated/utsrelease.h: include/config/kernel.release FORCE
 PHONY += headerdep
 headerdep:
 	$(Q)find $(srctree)/include/ -name '*.h' | xargs --max-args 1 \
-	$(srctree)/scripts/headerdep.pl -I$(srctree)/include
+	$(PERL) $(srctree)/scripts/headerdep.pl -I$(srctree)/include
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Kernel headers
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ PHONY += kselftest-merge
 kselftest-merge:
 	$(if $(wildcard $(objtree)/.config),, $(error No .config exists, config your kernel first!))
 	$(Q)find $(srctree)/tools/testing/selftests -name config | \
-		xargs $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m $(objtree)/.config
+		xargs $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh -m $(objtree)/.config
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile olddefconfig
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index de981f7b4546..30fe93bb5488 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $(obj)/%.so: $(obj)/%.so.dbg FORCE
 # Generate VDSO offsets using helper script
 gen-vdsosym := $(srctree)/$(src)/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
 quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
-      cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
+      cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
 
 include/generated/vdso-offsets.h: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,vdsosym)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
index 572475b7b7ed..4f8fe34bc75a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso32/Makefile
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ quiet_cmd_vdsomunge = MUNGE   $@
 gen-vdsosym := $(srctree)/$(src)/../vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
 quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
 # The AArch64 nm should be able to read an AArch32 binary
-      cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
+      cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
 
 # Install commands for the unstripped file
 quiet_cmd_vdso_install = INSTALL32 $@
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Makefile b/arch/ia64/Makefile
index 2876a7df1b0a..5f6cc3c3da50 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/ia64/Makefile
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ cflags-y	:= -pipe $(EXTRA) -ffixed-r13 -mfixed-range=f12-f15,f32-f127 \
 		   -falign-functions=32 -frename-registers -fno-optimize-sibling-calls
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL := -mconstant-gp
 
-GAS_STATUS	= $(shell $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/check-gas "$(CC)" "$(OBJDUMP)")
-KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $(shell $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/toolchain-flags "$(CC)" "$(OBJDUMP)" "$(READELF)")
+GAS_STATUS	= $($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/check-gas "$(CC)" "$(OBJDUMP)")
+KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += $($(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/arch/ia64/scripts/toolchain-flags "$(CC)" "$(OBJDUMP)" "$(READELF)")
 
 ifeq ($(GAS_STATUS),buggy)
 $(error Sorry, you need a newer version of the assember, one that is built from	\
diff --git a/arch/nds32/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/nds32/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 55df25ef0057..e77d4bcfa7c1 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nds32/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $(obj)/%.so: $(obj)/%.so.dbg FORCE
 # Generate VDSO offsets using helper script
 gen-vdsosym := $(srctree)/$(src)/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
 quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
-      cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
+      cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
 
 include/generated/vdso-offsets.h: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,vdsosym)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index a467b9323442..893217ee4a17 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ else ifeq ($(KBUILD_CHECKSRC),2)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN),)
-  cmd_checkdoc = $(srctree)/scripts/kernel-doc -none $<
+  cmd_checkdoc = $(PERL) $(srctree)/scripts/kernel-doc -none $<
 endif
 
 # Compile C sources (.c)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package
index f952fb64789d..4fc16c4776cc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.package
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.package
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if test "$(objtree)" != "$(srctree)"; then \
 	echo >&2; \
 	false; \
 fi ; \
-$(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion --save-scmversion; \
+$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion --save-scmversion; \
 tar -I $(KGZIP) -c $(RCS_TAR_IGNORE) -f $(2).tar.gz \
 	--transform 's:^:$(2)/:S' $(TAR_CONTENT) $(3); \
 rm -f $(objtree)/.scmversion
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ git --git-dir=$(srctree)/.git archive --prefix=$(perf-tar)/         \
 mkdir -p $(perf-tar);                                               \
 git --git-dir=$(srctree)/.git rev-parse HEAD > $(perf-tar)/HEAD;    \
 (cd $(srctree)/tools/perf;                                          \
-util/PERF-VERSION-GEN $(CURDIR)/$(perf-tar)/);              \
+$(CONFIG_SHELL) util/PERF-VERSION-GEN $(CURDIR)/$(perf-tar)/);              \
 tar rf $(perf-tar).tar $(perf-tar)/HEAD $(perf-tar)/PERF-VERSION-FILE; \
 rm -r $(perf-tar);                                                  \
 $(if $(findstring tar-src,$@),,                                     \
