diff --git a/libiberty/ChangeLog b/libiberty/ChangeLog
index b0c99e317abe..e80098ea208d 100644
--- a/libiberty/ChangeLog
+++ b/libiberty/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sun Oct 10 01:23:50 1999  Marc Espie <espie@cvs.openbsd.org>
+
+	* config.table:  Provide a backup shell for executing move-if-change.
+
 1999-10-02  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* xmalloc.c (xmalloc): Fix spelling error.
diff --git a/libiberty/config.table b/libiberty/config.table
index 814c9eb1d9be..4e33746164c9 100644
--- a/libiberty/config.table
+++ b/libiberty/config.table
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 frag=xhost-mkfrag
-${CONFIG_SHELL} ${libiberty_topdir}/move-if-change temp-frag xhost-mkfrag
+${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} ${libiberty_topdir}/move-if-change temp-frag xhost-mkfrag