diff --git a/doc/ncdu.pod b/doc/ncdu.pod
index 61a009b..ce8e8d3 100644
--- a/doc/ncdu.pod
+++ b/doc/ncdu.pod
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Spawn shell in current directory.
 We first check the $NCDU_SHELL environment variable of the user for the
 preferred shell interpreter. If it's not set, $SHELL is checked. If that
 variable also isn't defined, we fall back to the compile time configured
-default shell (usually /bin/bash). This allows you to specify which program to
+default shell (usually /bin/sh). This allows you to specify which program to
 launch when 'b' is pressed. For example, if you want ncdu to execute the
 Midnight Commander file manager in the current directory: