diff --git a/build/_git.shade b/build/_git.shade
index 7495a598bb..6d34b212bf 100644
--- a/build/_git.shade
+++ b/build/_git.shade
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 default gitFolder=''
 
-exec program='git' commandline='${gitCommand}' workingdir='${gitFolder}'
+-// Use cmd to invoke git so that people who have git as a 'cmd'
+exec program='cmd' commandline='/C git ${gitCommand}' workingdir='${gitFolder}' if='!IsMono'
+exec program='git' commandline='${gitCommand}' workingdir='${gitFolder}' if='IsMono'