diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
index 34c28dbc4cb..897a3da5116 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_run.rs
@@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ pub fn run(ws: &Workspace,
     process.args(args).cwd(config.cwd());
 
     try!(config.shell().status("Running", process.to_string()));
-    Ok(process.exec().err())
+    Ok(process.exec_replace().err())
 }
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/process_builder.rs b/src/cargo/util/process_builder.rs
index c0d88d2ae86..b66b26ec0a4 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/process_builder.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/process_builder.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,22 @@ impl ProcessBuilder {
         }
     }
 
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    pub fn exec_replace(&self) -> Result<(), ProcessError> {
+        use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
+
+        let mut command = self.build_command();
+        let error = command.exec();
+        Err(process_error(&format!("could not execute process `{}`",
+                                   self.debug_string()),
+                          Some(Box::new(error)), None, None))
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    pub fn exec_replace(&self) -> Result<(), ProcessError> {
+        self.exec()
+    }
+
     pub fn exec_with_output(&self) -> Result<Output, ProcessError> {
         let mut command = self.build_command();
 
diff --git a/tests/run.rs b/tests/run.rs
index 7c769c24515..eb438ac4170 100644
--- a/tests/run.rs
+++ b/tests/run.rs
@@ -126,14 +126,18 @@ fn exit_code() {
             fn main() { std::process::exit(2); }
         "#);
 
-    assert_that(p.cargo_process("run"),
-                execs().with_status(2)
-                       .with_stderr("\
+    let mut output = String::from("\
 [COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 (file[..])
 [FINISHED] debug [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
 [RUNNING] `target[..]`
+");
+    if !cfg!(unix) {
+        output.push_str("\
 [ERROR] process didn't exit successfully: `target[..]foo[..]` (exit code: 2)
-"));
+");
+    }
+    assert_that(p.cargo_process("run"),
+                execs().with_status(2).with_stderr(output));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -149,15 +153,20 @@ fn exit_code_verbose() {
             fn main() { std::process::exit(2); }
         "#);
 
-    assert_that(p.cargo_process("run").arg("-v"),
-                execs().with_status(2)
-                       .with_stderr("\
+    let mut output = String::from("\
 [COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 (file[..])
 [RUNNING] `rustc [..]`
 [FINISHED] debug [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [..]
 [RUNNING] `target[..]`
+");
+    if !cfg!(unix) {
+        output.push_str("\
 [ERROR] process didn't exit successfully: `target[..]foo[..]` (exit code: 2)
-"));
+");
+    }
+
+    assert_that(p.cargo_process("run").arg("-v"),
+                execs().with_status(2).with_stderr(output));
 }
 
 #[test]