diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index 0accc02406729f..7e3db00df37696 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ static int schtasks_schedule_task(const char *exec_path, enum schedule_priority
 	      "</Settings>\n"
 	      "<Actions Context=\"Author\">\n"
 	      "<Exec>\n"
-	      "<Command>\"%s\\git.exe\"</Command>\n"
+	      "<Command>\"%s\\headless-git.exe\"</Command>\n"
 	      "<Arguments>--exec-path=\"%s\" for-each-repo --config=maintenance.repo maintenance run --schedule=%s</Arguments>\n"
 	      "</Exec>\n"
 	      "</Actions>\n"