diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/jest/index.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/jest/index.ts
index a12345dd75c7..262c5c0668d2 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/jest/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/builders/jest/index.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export default createBuilder(
     }
 
     // Execute Jest on the built output directory.
-    const jestProc = execFile('node', [
+    const jestProc = execFile(process.execPath, [
       '--experimental-vm-modules',
       jest,