diff --git a/scripts/desktop/build-lib-linux.sh b/scripts/desktop/build-lib-linux.sh
index a9deb28d9a..7868a125b6 100755
--- a/scripts/desktop/build-lib-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/build-lib-linux.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh b/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh
index 782610b302..6013fc55c0 100755
--- a/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/build-lib-mac.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 OS=mac
-ARCH="${1:-`uname -a | rev | cut -d' ' -f1 | rev`}"
+ARCH="${1:-$(uname -m)}"
 COMPOSE_ARCH=$ARCH
 GHC_VERSION=9.6.3
 DATABASE_BACKEND="${2:-sqlite}"
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/make-appimage-linux.sh b/scripts/desktop/make-appimage-linux.sh
index 5978fe0cba..c242b63d54 100755
--- a/scripts/desktop/make-appimage-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/make-appimage-linux.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-linux.sh b/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-linux.sh
index 6106035d83..ef1ee1b308 100755
--- a/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-linux.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-linux.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-mac.sh b/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-mac.sh
index 4db2983f67..180acf4426 100755
--- a/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-mac.sh
+++ b/scripts/desktop/prepare-vlc-mac.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-ARCH="${1:-`uname -a | rev | cut -d' ' -f1 | rev`}"
+ARCH="${1:-$(uname -m)}" 
 if [ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]; then
     ARCH=aarch64
     vlc_arch=arm64