diff --git a/packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/child-process-utils.ts b/packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/child-process-utils.ts
index 9b57d4cb971225..a55e81aac43fd8 100644
--- a/packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/child-process-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/create-nx-workspace/src/utils/child-process-utils.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export function spawnAndWait(command: string, args: string[], cwd: string) {
       cwd,
       stdio: 'inherit',
       env: { ...process.env, NX_DAEMON: 'false' },
+      shell: true,
     });
 
     childProcess.on('exit', (code) => {