diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/applypatch-msg b/git-templates/hooks/applypatch-msg
index bc62ba94b6..6f82f1c2e0 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/applypatch-msg
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/applypatch-msg
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/applypatch-msg" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/applypatch-msg" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/applypatch-msg" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/applypatch-msg" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/post-applypatch b/git-templates/hooks/post-applypatch
index 9f970733ef..e5e35cc549 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/post-applypatch
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/post-applypatch
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-applypatch" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/post-applypatch" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-applypatch" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/post-applypatch" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/post-checkout b/git-templates/hooks/post-checkout
index 2579434357..ec4dd09843 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-checkout" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/post-checkout" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-checkout" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/post-checkout" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/post-commit b/git-templates/hooks/post-commit
index 6b1c6c90ea..3c24a72ab0 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/post-commit
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/post-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-commit" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/post-commit" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-commit" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/post-commit" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/post-merge b/git-templates/hooks/post-merge
index 7065306312..2ccd24873b 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-merge" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/post-merge" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-merge" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/post-merge" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/post-update b/git-templates/hooks/post-update
index b0fe1c52a4..d66498731c 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/post-update
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/post-update
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-update" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/post-update" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/post-update" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/post-update" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/pre-applypatch b/git-templates/hooks/pre-applypatch
index c37aa4add5..82841c930e 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/pre-applypatch
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/pre-applypatch
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-applypatch" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/pre-applypatch" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-applypatch" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/pre-applypatch" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/pre-auto-gc b/git-templates/hooks/pre-auto-gc
index 0b87a0f80b..109d5f72ca 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/pre-auto-gc
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/pre-auto-gc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-auto-gc" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/pre-auto-gc" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-auto-gc" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/pre-auto-gc" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/pre-commit b/git-templates/hooks/pre-commit
index f5ea25c811..2cb5ca4851 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-commit" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/pre-commit" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-commit" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/pre-commit" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/pre-rebase b/git-templates/hooks/pre-rebase
index dd01fddce5..c0061fea0d 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/pre-rebase
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/pre-rebase
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-rebase" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/pre-rebase" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/pre-rebase" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/pre-rebase" "$@"
diff --git a/git-templates/hooks/prepare-commit-msg b/git-templates/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
index c761996635..c00eac4f1a 100755
--- a/git-templates/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/git-templates/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/sh
 
-[ -e "build/git-hooks/prepare-commit-msg" ] && exec bash "build/git-hooks/prepare-commit-msg" "$@"
-exit 0
+[ -e "build/git-hooks/prepare-commit-msg" ] && exec "build/git-hooks/prepare-commit-msg" "$@"