diff --git a/platform/eel-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/impl/local/EelLocalExecApi.kt b/platform/eel-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/impl/local/EelLocalExecApi.kt
index 49da0760f336..0bb8b187aebc 100644
--- a/platform/eel-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/impl/local/EelLocalExecApi.kt
+++ b/platform/eel-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/eel/impl/local/EelLocalExecApi.kt
@@ -295,10 +295,11 @@ private fun executeImpl(builder: EelExecApi.ExecuteProcessOptions): Process {
     // Inherit env vars because lack of `PATH` might break things
     val environment = System.getenv().toMutableMap()
     environment.putAll(builder.env)
-    val escapedCommandLine = CommandLineUtil.toCommandLine(builder.exe, builder.args, Platform.current())
+    val platform = Platform.current()
+    val escapedCommandLine = CommandLineUtil.toCommandLine(builder.exe, builder.args, platform)
     return when (val p = pty) {
       is EelExecApi.Pty -> {
-        if ("TERM" !in environment) {
+        if (platform == Platform.UNIX && "TERM" !in environment) {
           environment.getOrPut("TERM") { "xterm" }
         }
         LocalProcessService.getInstance().startPtyProcess(
diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/eel/EelLocalExecApiTest.kt b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/eel/EelLocalExecApiTest.kt
index c6a980029ea0..bff68d694c9b 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/eel/EelLocalExecApiTest.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/eel/EelLocalExecApiTest.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfoRt
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.*
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.EelExecApi.Pty
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.impl.local.getShellFromPasswdRecords
+import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.LocalEelDescriptor
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.localEel
 import com.intellij.platform.eel.provider.utils.sendWholeText
 import com.intellij.platform.tests.eelHelpers.EelHelper
@@ -179,8 +180,10 @@ class EelLocalExecApiTest {
           PTY_SIZE_FROM_START, PTY_RESIZE_LATER -> {
             Assertions.assertNotNull(ttyState.size)
             Assertions.assertEquals(Size(PTY_COLS, PTY_ROWS), ttyState.size, "size must be set for tty")
-            val expectedTerm = System.getenv("TERM") ?: "xterm"
-            Assertions.assertEquals(expectedTerm, ttyState.termName, "Wrong term type")
+            if (LocalEelDescriptor.osFamily.isPosix) {
+              val expectedTerm = System.getenv("TERM") ?: "xterm"
+              Assertions.assertEquals(expectedTerm, ttyState.termName, "Wrong term type")
+            }
           }
           NO_PTY -> {
             Assertions.assertNull(ttyState.size, "size must not be set if no tty")