diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java
index 1127ed4c6cb0..5ba8dc00da20 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImpl.java
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ public class GitImpl extends GitImplBase {
                                 @NotNull final String clonedDirectoryName, final GitLineHandlerListener @NotNull ... listeners) {
     return runCommand(() -> {
       // do not use per-project executable for 'clone' command
-      GitLineHandler handler = new GitLineHandler(null, parentDirectory, GitCommand.CLONE);
+      GitExecutable executable = GitExecutableManager.getInstance().getExecutableFor(parentDirectory);
+      GitLineHandler handler = new GitLineHandler(null, parentDirectory, executable, GitCommand.CLONE, emptyList());
       handler.setSilent(false);
       handler.setStderrSuppressed(false);
       handler.setUrl(url);
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutableManager.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutableManager.java
index bd49049f4187..f6c745035397 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutableManager.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitExecutableManager.java
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ public class GitExecutableManager {
     return path;
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  public GitExecutable getExecutableFor(@NotNull File gitDirectory) {
+    String path = GitVcsApplicationSettings.getInstance().getSavedPathToGit();
+    if (path == null) {
+      WSLDistribution wslDistribution = WslPath.getDistributionByWindowsUncPath(gitDirectory.getPath());
+      path = myExecutableDetector.detect(wslDistribution);
+    }
+    return getExecutable(path);
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   public GitExecutable getExecutable(@Nullable Project project) {
     String path = getPathToGit(project);