diff --git a/packages/flow-for-vscode/src/FlowLanguageClient/FlowLanguageClient.ts b/packages/flow-for-vscode/src/FlowLanguageClient/FlowLanguageClient.ts
index db0a1e746a2..462ca0ab820 100644
--- a/packages/flow-for-vscode/src/FlowLanguageClient/FlowLanguageClient.ts
+++ b/packages/flow-for-vscode/src/FlowLanguageClient/FlowLanguageClient.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export default class FlowLanguageClient {
         // auto stop flow process
         config.stopFlowOnExit ? '--autostop' : null,
       ].filter((v) => v != null),
+      options: { shell: true },
 
       // see: clientOptions.workspaceFolder below
       // options: { cwd: flowconfigDir },