diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
index 4b5c5d1d10d..0e87421952b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core/plugin.xml
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
       </buildOutputProvider>
       <scannerInfoProvider providerId="specsFile">
          <run
-               arguments="-E -P -v -dD ${plugin_state_location}/${specs_file}"
-               command="gcc"
+               arguments="-c &apos;gcc -E -P -v -dD &quot;${plugin_state_location}/${specs_file}&quot;&apos;"
+               command="sh"
                class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.core.scannerconfig2.GCCSpecsRunSIProvider"/>
          <scannerInfoConsoleParser class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.core.scannerconfig.gnu.GCCSpecsConsoleParser"/>
       </scannerInfoProvider>
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
       </buildOutputProvider>
       <scannerInfoProvider providerId="specsFile">
          <run
-               arguments="-E -P -v -dD ${plugin_state_location}/specs.cpp"
-               command="g++"
+               arguments="-c &apos;g++ -E -P -v -dD &quot;${plugin_state_location}/specs.cpp&quot;&apos;"
+               command="sh"
                class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.core.scannerconfig2.GCCSpecsRunSIProvider"/>
          <scannerInfoConsoleParser class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.core.scannerconfig.gnu.GCCSpecsConsoleParser"/>
       </scannerInfoProvider>
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@
       </buildOutputProvider>
       <scannerInfoProvider providerId="specsFile">
          <run
-               arguments="-E -P -v -dD ${plugin_state_location}/specs.c"
-               command="gcc"
+               arguments="-c &apos;gcc -E -P -v -dD &quot;${plugin_state_location}/specs.c&quot;&apos;"
+               command="sh"
                class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.core.scannerconfig2.GCCSpecsRunSIProvider"/>
          <scannerInfoConsoleParser class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.internal.core.scannerconfig.gnu.GCCSpecsConsoleParser"/>
       </scannerInfoProvider>