diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
index 9bc8c67842..f6de5058d8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/electron/electron.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ export class Electron extends SdkObject {
           progress.log(message);
           browserLogsCollector.log(message);
         },
+        shell: true,
         stdio: 'pipe',
         cwd: options.cwd,
         tempDirectories: [artifactsDir],