diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 165b256e2e..4ff2fec278 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 GIT-CFLAGS
 GIT-GUI-VARS
 GIT-VERSION-FILE
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5b6eebf1a..c2f84a76f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ export TAR INSTALL DESTDIR SHELL_PATH
 
 ### Build rules
 
-all:: $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS)
+all:: $(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) $(OTHER_PROGRAMS) GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 ifneq (,$X)
 	$(foreach p,$(patsubst %$X,%,$(filter %$X,$(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) git$X)), $(RM) '$p';)
 endif
@@ -1011,6 +1011,9 @@ GIT-CFLAGS: .FORCE-GIT-CFLAGS
 		echo "$$FLAGS" >GIT-CFLAGS; \
             fi
 
+GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: .FORCE-GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
+	@echo SHELL_PATH=\''$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)'\' >$@
+
 ### Detect Tck/Tk interpreter path changes
 ifndef NO_TCLTK
 TRACK_VARS = $(subst ','\'',-DTCLTK_PATH='$(TCLTK_PATH_SQ)')
@@ -1166,10 +1169,11 @@ ifndef NO_TCLTK
 	$(MAKE) -C gitk-git clean
 	$(MAKE) -C git-gui clean
 endif
-	$(RM) GIT-VERSION-FILE GIT-CFLAGS GIT-GUI-VARS
+	$(RM) GIT-VERSION-FILE GIT-CFLAGS GIT-GUI-VARS GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 
 .PHONY: all install clean strip
 .PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-VERSION-FILE TAGS tags cscope .FORCE-GIT-CFLAGS
+.PHONY: .FORCE-GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
 
 ### Check documentation
 #
diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index 62e65d704b..049aa37538 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	git tag I
 '
 
-echo "#!$SHELL" >fake-editor
+echo "#!$SHELL_PATH" >fake-editor.sh
 cat >> fake-editor.sh <<\EOF
 case "$1" in
 */COMMIT_EDITMSG)
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 90df619b9f..68efda4492 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ if ! test -x ../test-chmtime; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+. ../GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS
+
 # Test repository
 test=trash
 rm -fr "$test"