diff --git a/.login b/.login
index 5630569cdde041832ff70228fbbd1d16634cc684..d87e910d101c3afda59661ed266104895c26c933 100644
--- a/.login
+++ b/.login
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 set prompt='%m:%n> '
 
 setenv PERL5LIB "$HOME/perl:/usr/local/lib/perl5"
+setenv SHELL $shell
 
 alias sux sudo tcsh -l