diff --git a/src/env/node/git/git.ts b/src/env/node/git/git.ts
index 2886590a0c8be..a964fef92593f 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/git.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/git.ts
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ export class Git {
 		const scope = getLogScope();
 
 		const location = await this.getLocation();
-		const git = location.path ?? 'git';
+		const git = normalizePath(location.path ?? 'git');
 
 		const coreEditorConfig = configuration.get('terminal.overrideGitEditor')
 			? `-c "core.editor=${getEditorCommand()}" `
diff --git a/src/env/node/git/shell.ts b/src/env/node/git/shell.ts
index 783572c186dc6..9825fbf9799ad 100644
--- a/src/env/node/git/shell.ts
+++ b/src/env/node/git/shell.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { join as joinPaths } from 'path';
 import * as process from 'process';
 import type { CancellationToken } from 'vscode';
 import { Logger } from '../../../system/logger';
+import { normalizePath } from '../../../system/path';
 
 export const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ export async function getWindowsShortPath(path: string): Promise<string> {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			resolve(stdout.trim().replace(/\\/g, '/'));
+			resolve(normalizePath(stdout.trim()));
 		});
 	});
 }