diff --git a/gcl.py b/gcl.py
index 63421f241e..6b198a23cf 100755
--- a/gcl.py
+++ b/gcl.py
@@ -1063,13 +1063,11 @@ def CMDchange(args):
   os.write(handle, text)
   os.close(handle)
 
-  result = None
-  try:
-    if not silent:
-      subprocess.check_call(['env', GetEditor(), filename], shell=True)
-    result = gclient_utils.FileRead(filename, 'r')
-  finally:
-    os.remove(filename)
+  if not silent:
+    os.system(GetEditor() + " " + filename)
+
+  result = gclient_utils.FileRead(filename, 'r')
+  os.remove(filename)
 
   if not result:
     return 0