1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/chef-shell b/bin/chef-shell
index c1cd0d4873..29a2cb7746 100755
--- a/bin/chef-shell
+++ b/bin/chef-shell
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ $:.unshift(File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "lib")))
 require "chef/shell"
 
 #irb --noreadline      Don't use Readline extension module
-IRB.conf[:USE_READLINE] = false
+IRB.conf[:USE_READLINE] = false if (ENV['OS'] == 'Windows_NT')
 Shell.start