diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0e007ff97..8c53107e9 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 - name: get openssh-version
   shell: ssh -V 2>&1 | sed -r 's/.*_([0-9]*\.[0-9]).*/\1/g'
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/sh
   changed_when: false
   register: sshd_version
   check_mode: no