diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 10edd32..94c1a83 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn,
+    path = require('path'),
     es    = require('event-stream');
 
 module.exports = function childrenOfPid(pid, callback) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function childrenOfPid(pid, callback) {
   var processLister;
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     // See also: https://github.com/nodejs/node-v0.x-archive/issues/2318
-    processLister = spawn('wmic.exe', ['PROCESS', 'GET', 'Name,ProcessId,ParentProcessId,Status']);
+    processLister = spawn(path.join(process.env.SystemRoot, 'System32\\wbem\\WMIC.exe'), ['PROCESS', 'GET', 'Name,ProcessId,ParentProcessId,Status']);
   } else {
     processLister = spawn('ps', ['-A', '-o', 'ppid,pid,stat,comm']);
   }