1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git/cmd.py b/git/cmd.py
index 068ad134..642ef9ed 100644
--- a/git/cmd.py
+++ b/git/cmd.py
@@ -795,7 +795,12 @@ class Git(LazyMixin):
             log.info(' '.join(redacted_command))
 
         # Allow the user to have the command executed in their working dir.
-        cwd = self._working_dir or os.getcwd()
+        try:
+            cwd = self._working_dir or os.getcwd()  # type: Union[None, str]
+            if not os.access(str(cwd), os.X_OK):
+                cwd = None
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            cwd = None
 
         # Start the process
         inline_env = env