1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/child_process.js b/lib/child_process.js
index 2e9c71c1ef..2962f5cf05 100644
--- a/lib/child_process.js
+++ b/lib/child_process.js
@@ -469,14 +469,19 @@ function normalizeSpawnArguments(file, args, options) {
 
   if (options.shell) {
     const command = [file].concat(args).join(' ');
-
+    // Set the shell, switches, and commands.
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
       if (typeof options.shell === 'string')
         file = options.shell;
       else
         file = process.env.comspec || 'cmd.exe';
-      args = ['/d', '/s', '/c', `"${command}"`];
-      options.windowsVerbatimArguments = true;
+      // '/d /s /c' is used only for cmd.exe.
+      if (/^(?:.*\\)?cmd(?:\.exe)?$/i.test(file)) {
+        args = ['/d', '/s', '/c', `"${command}"`];
+        options.windowsVerbatimArguments = true;
+      } else {
+        args = ['-c', command];
+      }
     } else {
       if (typeof options.shell === 'string')
         file = options.shell;