diff --git a/src/compiler.ts b/src/compiler.ts
index 0c96263..3fae12e 100644
--- a/src/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/compiler.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export class NexeCompiler {
       spawn(command, args, {
         cwd: this.src,
         env: this.env,
+        shell: true,
         stdio: this.log.verbose ? 'inherit' : 'ignore',
       })
         .once('error', (e: Error) => {