diff --git a/pkg/reexec/command_unsupported.go b/pkg/reexec/command_unsupported.go
index a579318e82..4adcd8f13e 100644
--- a/pkg/reexec/command_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/reexec/command_unsupported.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !linux
+// +build !linux,!windows
 
 package reexec
 
diff --git a/pkg/reexec/command_windows.go b/pkg/reexec/command_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..124d42fc62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/reexec/command_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// +build windows
+
+package reexec
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+)
+
+func Command(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	return &exec.Cmd{
+		Path: Self(),
+		Args: args,
+	}
+}