1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/client.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/client.py
index 84193eaedc..ccc64ebffc 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/client.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from django.db.backends import BaseDatabaseClient
 import os
+import sys
+
+from django.db.backends import BaseDatabaseClient
 
 class DatabaseClient(BaseDatabaseClient):
     executable_name = 'sqlplus'
@@ -7,4 +9,8 @@ class DatabaseClient(BaseDatabaseClient):
     def runshell(self):
         conn_string = self.connection._connect_string()
         args = [self.executable_name, "-L", conn_string]
-        os.execvp(self.executable_name, args)
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            sys.exit(os.system(" ".join(args)))
+        else:
+            os.execvp(self.executable_name, args)
+