diff --git a/grunt/tasks/eslint.js b/grunt/tasks/eslint.js
index 60a48f22d3..4f364a6d90 100644
--- a/grunt/tasks/eslint.js
+++ b/grunt/tasks/eslint.js
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 
 var grunt = require('grunt');
 
+var extension = process.platform === 'win32' ? '.cmd': '';
+
 module.exports = function() {
   var done = this.async();
   grunt.util.spawn({
-    cmd: 'node_modules/.bin/eslint',
+    cmd: 'node_modules/.bin/eslint' + extension,
     args: ['.'],
     opts: {stdio: 'inherit'}, // allows colors to passthrough
   }, function(err, result, code) {