diff --git a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/templates/board.mk b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/templates/board.mk
index e9bfc37c375..c22aa432430 100644
--- a/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/templates/board.mk
+++ b/toolchains/arduino/org.eclipse.cdt.arduino.core/templates/board.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT)
+SHELL = $(ComSpec)
 RMDIR = rmdir /s /q
 mymkdir = if not exist "$1" mkdir "$1"
 else