diff --git a/dmenu_run b/dmenu_run
index 834ede5..1eff6af 100755
--- a/dmenu_run
+++ b/dmenu_run
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-dmenu_path | dmenu "$@" | ${SHELL:-"/bin/sh"} &
+exec $(dmenu_path | dmenu "$@")