diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index c15ca4b..a06e42d 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -687,6 +687,8 @@ execsh(char *cmd, char **args)
 		prog = sh;
 		arg = NULL;
 	}
+
+	prog = cmd;
 	DEFAULT(args, ((char *[]) {prog, arg, NULL}));
 
 	unsetenv("COLUMNS");