1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/event/libuv_process.c b/src/nvim/event/libuv_process.c
index c101cb1bb9..0c2bf397e5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/event/libuv_process.c
+++ b/src/nvim/event/libuv_process.c
@@ -26,15 +26,18 @@ int libuv_process_spawn(LibuvProcess *uvproc)
   uvproc->uvopts.file = proc->argv[0];
   uvproc->uvopts.args = proc->argv;
   uvproc->uvopts.flags = UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_HIDE;
-  if (proc->detach) {
-      uvproc->uvopts.flags |= UV_PROCESS_DETACHED;
-  }
 #ifdef WIN32
   // libuv collapses the argv to a CommandLineToArgvW()-style string. cmd.exe
   // expects a different syntax (must be prepared by the caller before now).
   if (os_shell_is_cmdexe(proc->argv[0])) {
     uvproc->uvopts.flags |= UV_PROCESS_WINDOWS_VERBATIM_ARGUMENTS;
   }
+  if (proc->detach) {
+    uvproc->uvopts.flags |= UV_PROCESS_DETACHED;
+  }
+#else
+  // Always setsid() on unix-likes. #8107
+  uvproc->uvopts.flags |= UV_PROCESS_DETACHED;
 #endif
   uvproc->uvopts.exit_cb = exit_cb;
   uvproc->uvopts.cwd = proc->cwd;