diff --git a/reactos/bootdata/hivesys.inf b/reactos/bootdata/hivesys.inf
index 66eb19392c4..fca4719bb5e 100644
--- a/reactos/bootdata/hivesys.inf
+++ b/reactos/bootdata/hivesys.inf
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices","PRN",0x0000
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices","UNC",0x00000000,"\Device\Mup"
 
 ; System environment settings
-HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment","ComSpec",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\system32\shell.exe"
+HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment","ComSpec",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe"
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment","OS",0x00020000,"ReactOS"
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment","Path",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%\bin;%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%"
 HKLM,"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment","windir",0x00020000,"%SystemRoot%"