diff --git a/node/task.ts b/node/task.ts
index 80c1d3543..7c11beb9a 100644
--- a/node/task.ts
+++ b/node/task.ts
@@ -1435,11 +1435,11 @@ export function rmRF(inputPath: string): void {
         try {
             if (fs.statSync(inputPath).isDirectory()) {
                 debug('removing directory ' + inputPath);
-                childProcess.execSync(`rd /s /q "${inputPath}"`);
+                childProcess.execFileSync("cmd.exe", ["/c", "rd", "/s", "/q", inputPath]);
             }
             else {
                 debug('removing file ' + inputPath);
-                childProcess.execSync(`del /f /a "${inputPath}"`);
+                childProcess.execFileSync("cmd.exe", ["/c", "del", "/f", "/a", inputPath]);
             }
         }
         catch (err) {