diff --git a/Meta/build-image-extlinux.sh b/Meta/build-image-extlinux.sh
index 3647c67766..d16659beb0 100755
--- a/Meta/build-image-extlinux.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-image-extlinux.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ script_path=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd -P)
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
     set +e
-    ${SUDO} -- sh -c "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
+    ${SUDO} "${SHELL}" -c -- "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
     case $? in
         1)
             die "this script needs to run as root"
diff --git a/Meta/build-image-grub.sh b/Meta/build-image-grub.sh
index 4b48615613..a130723df9 100755
--- a/Meta/build-image-grub.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-image-grub.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ script_path=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd -P)
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
     set +e
-    ${SUDO} -- sh -c "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
+    ${SUDO} "${SHELL}" -c -- "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
     case $? in
         1)
             die "this script needs to run as root"
diff --git a/Meta/build-image-limine.sh b/Meta/build-image-limine.sh
index e68ee4dcf2..1be38b2555 100755
--- a/Meta/build-image-limine.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-image-limine.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
     set +e
-    ${SUDO} -- sh -c "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
+    ${SUDO} "${SHELL}" -c -- "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
     case $? in
         1)
             die "this script needs to run as root"
diff --git a/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh b/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
index f58734ea44..9d9e2eaf74 100755
--- a/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-image-qemu.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
         USE_FUSE2FS=1
     else
         set +e
-        ${SUDO} -- sh -c "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
+        ${SUDO} "${SHELL}" -c -- "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
         case $? in
             1)
                 die "this script needs to run as root"
diff --git a/Meta/build-native-partition.sh b/Meta/build-native-partition.sh
index 8ebb3ba6a6..c79f6a052a 100755
--- a/Meta/build-native-partition.sh
+++ b/Meta/build-native-partition.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ cleanup() {
 
 if [ "$(id -u)" != 0 ]; then
     set +e
-    ${SUDO} -- sh -c "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
+    ${SUDO} "${SHELL}" -c -- "\"$0\" $* || exit 42"
     case $? in
         1)
             die "this script needs to run as root"
diff --git a/Meta/shell_include.sh b/Meta/shell_include.sh
index 11da2e1999..f1a28291d7 100644
--- a/Meta/shell_include.sh
+++ b/Meta/shell_include.sh
@@ -6,17 +6,27 @@
 # NOTE: If using another privilege escalation binary make sure it is configured or has the appropiate flag
 #       to keep the current environment variables in the launched process (in sudo's case this is achieved
 #       through the -E flag described in sudo(8).
-SUDO="sudo -E"
-
-if [ "$(uname -s)" = "SerenityOS" ]; then
-    SUDO="pls -E"
-fi
-
 die() {
     echo "die: $*"
     exit 1
 }
 
+if [ "$(uname -s)" = "SerenityOS" ]; then
+    SUDO="pls -E"
+elif command -v sudo >/dev/null; then
+    SUDO="sudo -E"
+elif command -v doas >/dev/null; then
+    if [ "$SUDO_UID" = '' ]; then
+        SUDO_UID=$(id -u)
+        SUDO_GID=$(id -g)
+        export SUDO_UID SUDO_GID
+    fi
+    # To make doas work, you have to make sure you use the "keepenv" flag in doas.conf
+    SUDO="doas"
+else
+    die "You need sudo, doas or pls to build Serenity..."
+fi
+
 exit_if_running_as_root() {
     if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
        die "$*"