diff --git a/internal/client/supervisor/windows/native_windows.go b/internal/client/supervisor/windows/native_windows.go
index 5bb933e..bc15d9e 100644
--- a/internal/client/supervisor/windows/native_windows.go
+++ b/internal/client/supervisor/windows/native_windows.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func osProcess(pid uint32) *os.Process {
 }
 
 func verifyExecutable(path string) error {
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	info, err := os.Lstat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("stat configured shell %q: %w", path, err)
 	}