diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d9bf38db4..66afaec7c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15357,7 +15357,7 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for bourne shell" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for bourne shell... " >&6; }
 found=no
-for p in "/bin/sh" "/usr/bin/sh" "/sbin/sh" "/usr/sbin/sh" "/bin/ksh" "/usr/bin/ksh" "/bin/bash" "/usr/bin/bash"; do
+for p in "/usr/bin/sh" "/bin/sh" "/usr/sbin/sh" "/sbin/sh" "/usr/bin/ksh" "/bin/ksh" "/usr/bin/bash" "/bin/bash"; do
     if test -f "$p"; then
 	found=yes
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $p" >&5
diff --git a/m4/sudo.m4 b/m4/sudo.m4
index 35f18cae4..37f1f767b 100644
--- a/m4/sudo.m4
+++ b/m4/sudo.m4
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dnl check for bourne shell in well-known locations
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([SUDO_PROG_BSHELL], [AC_MSG_CHECKING([for bourne shell])
 found=no
-for p in "/bin/sh" "/usr/bin/sh" "/sbin/sh" "/usr/sbin/sh" "/bin/ksh" "/usr/bin/ksh" "/bin/bash" "/usr/bin/bash"; do
+for p in "/usr/bin/sh" "/bin/sh" "/usr/sbin/sh" "/sbin/sh" "/usr/bin/ksh" "/bin/ksh" "/usr/bin/bash" "/bin/bash"; do
     if test -f "$p"; then
 	found=yes
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([$p])