diff --git a/src/win/process.c b/src/win/process.c
index 9d48ddc6..27605ca3 100644
--- a/src/win/process.c
+++ b/src/win/process.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop,
          *env = NULL, *cwd = NULL;
   STARTUPINFOW startup;
   PROCESS_INFORMATION info;
-  DWORD process_flags;
+  DWORD process_flags, cwd_len;
   BYTE* child_stdio_buffer;
 
   uv__process_init(loop, process);
@@ -947,9 +947,10 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop,
     if (err)
       goto done_uv;
 
+    cwd_len = wcslen(cwd);
   } else {
     /* Inherit cwd */
-    DWORD cwd_len, r;
+    DWORD r;
 
     cwd_len = GetCurrentDirectoryW(0, NULL);
     if (!cwd_len) {
@@ -970,6 +971,15 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop,
     }
   }
 
+  /* If cwd is too long, shorten it */
+  if (cwd_len >= MAX_PATH) {
+    cwd_len = GetShortPathNameW(cwd, cwd, cwd_len);
+    if (cwd_len == 0) {
+      err = GetLastError();
+      goto done;
+    }
+  }
+
   /* Get PATH environment variable. */
   path = find_path(env);
   if (path == NULL) {