diff --git a/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx
index 425b219..d62c0ec 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalNinjaGenerator.cxx
@@ -283,8 +283,13 @@ std::string cmLocalNinjaGenerator::BuildCommandLine(
   std::ostringstream cmd;
   for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator li = cmdLines.begin();
        li != cmdLines.end(); ++li) {
-    if (li != cmdLines.begin())
+    if (li != cmdLines.begin()) {
       cmd << " && ";
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    } else if (cmdLines.size() > 1) {
+      cmd << "cmd.exe /c ";
+#endif
+    }
     cmd << *li;
   }
   return cmd.str();