diff --git a/xmake/core/base/os.lua b/xmake/core/base/os.lua
index 592e4d2a8de..38ef683bf3a 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/os.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/os.lua
@@ -746,6 +746,28 @@ function os.execv(program, argv, opt)
         end
     end
 
+    -- run shell file? parse `#!/usr/bin/env bash` in xx.sh
+    --
+    -- e.g. os.execv("./configure", {"--help"}) => os.execv("/usr/bin/env", {"bash", "./configure", "--help"})
+    if opt.shell and os.isfile(filename) then
+        local shellfile = filename
+        local file = io.open(filename, 'r')
+        local head = file:read("l")
+        if head and head:startswith("#!") then
+            head = head:sub(3)
+            local shellargv = {}
+            local splitinfo = head:split("%s")
+            filename = splitinfo[1]
+            if #splitinfo > 1 then
+                shellargv = table.slice(splitinfo, 2)
+            end
+            table.insert(shellargv, shellfile)
+            table.join2(shellargv, argv)
+            argv = shellargv
+        end
+        file:close()
+    end
+
     -- uses the given environments?
     local envs = nil
     if opt.envs then
diff --git a/xmake/modules/package/tools/autoconf.lua b/xmake/modules/package/tools/autoconf.lua
index 216b05f1bd3..b8429e9f5f5 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/package/tools/autoconf.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/package/tools/autoconf.lua
@@ -392,16 +392,16 @@ function configure(package, configs, opt)
     -- generate configure file
     if not os.isfile("configure") then
         if os.isfile("autogen.sh") then
-            os.vrunv("sh", {"./autogen.sh"}, {envs = autogen_envs(package, opt)})
+            os.vrunv("./autogen.sh", {}, {shell = true, envs = autogen_envs(package, opt)})
         elseif os.isfile("configure.ac") or os.isfile("configure.in") then
             local autoreconf = find_tool("autoreconf")
             assert(autoreconf, "autoreconf not found!")
-            os.vrunv("sh", {autoreconf.program, "--install", "--symlink"}, {envs = autogen_envs(package, opt)})
+            os.vrunv(autoreconf.program, {"--install", "--symlink"}, {shell = true, envs = autogen_envs(package, opt)})
         end
     end
 
     -- pass configurations
-    local argv = {"./configure"}
+    local argv = {}
     for name, value in pairs(_get_configs(package, configs)) do
         value = tostring(value):trim()
         if value ~= "" then
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function configure(package, configs, opt)
     end
 
     -- do configure
-    os.vrunv("sh", argv, {envs = envs})
+    os.vrunv("./configure", argv, {shell = true, envs = envs})
 end
 
 -- do make
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/action/trybuild/autotools.lua b/xmake/modules/private/action/trybuild/autotools.lua
index fe484c98e37..bacd24a049d 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/private/action/trybuild/autotools.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/private/action/trybuild/autotools.lua
@@ -220,18 +220,18 @@ function build()
     -- generate configure
     if not os.isfile("configure") then
         if os.isfile("autogen.sh") then
-            os.vexecv("sh", {"./autogen.sh"})
+            os.vexecv("./autogen.sh", {}, {shell = true})
         elseif os.isfile("configure.ac") or os.isfile("configure.in") then
             local autoreconf = find_tool("autoreconf")
             assert(autoreconf, "autoreconf not found!")
-            os.vexecv("sh", {autoreconf.program, "--install", "--symlink"})
+            os.vexecv(autoreconf.program, {"--install", "--symlink"}, {shell = true})
         end
     end
 
     -- do configure
     local configfile = find_file("[mM]akefile", os.curdir())
     if not configfile or os.mtime(config.filepath()) > os.mtime(configfile) then
-        os.vexecv("sh", table.join("./configure", _get_configs(artifacts_dir)), {envs = _get_buildenvs()})
+        os.vexecv("./configure", _get_configs(artifacts_dir), {shell = true, envs = _get_buildenvs()})
     end
 
     -- do build