diff --git a/src/exec.cpp b/src/exec.cpp
index 1557caf0b..254dd0e2e 100644
--- a/src/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/exec.cpp
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static bool exec_external_command(parser_t &parser, const std::shared_ptr<job_t>
 
 #if FISH_USE_POSIX_SPAWN
     // Prefer to use posix_spawn, since it's faster on some systems like OS X.
-    bool use_posix_spawn = g_use_posix_spawn && can_use_posix_spawn_for_job(j, dup2s);
+    bool use_posix_spawn = g_use_posix_spawn; //&& can_use_posix_spawn_for_job(j, dup2s);
     if (use_posix_spawn) {
         s_fork_count++;  // spawn counts as a fork+exec
         // Create posix spawn attributes and actions.