diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/fluent_package_update_checker.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/fluent_package_update_checker.rb
index f2644e1..9b5bf70 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/fluent_package_update_checker.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/fluent_package_update_checker.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def initialize(options={})
             @logger.error "Failed to load #{ENV["FLUENT_PACKAGE_CONFIG"] || DEFAULT_PACKAGE_CONFIG_PATH}"
           end
           @host_os = RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
-          Specinfra.configuration.backend = :exec
+          Specinfra.configuration.backend = windows? ? :cmd : :exec
           @os_info = Specinfra.backend.os_info
         end