Busybox v1.36.0 When script interpreter path is unknown, it is common to use env as a "preloader" in the shebang: #!/bin/env -S <interpreter_without_path> <parameters> Busybox env does not support -S parameter. Without -S, tries to execute [interpreter and it's parameters] as a single filename. Example: Script starts with "#!/bin/env awk -f": execve("/usr/sbin/awk -f", ["awk -f", "/bin/ipcalc.sh"], 0xbe806d84 /* 16 vars */) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) execve("/usr/bin/awk -f", ["awk -f", "/bin/ipcalc.sh"], 0xbe806d84 /* 16 vars */) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) execve("/sbin/awk -f", ["awk -f", "/bin/ipcalc.sh"], 0xbe806d84 /* 16 vars */) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) execve("/bin/awk -f", ["awk -f", "/bin/ipcalc.sh"], 0xbe806d84 /* 16 vars */) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) Please add -S parameter to env. Thank you.