diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 6ae5969..9d58ab4 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -1762,12 +1762,21 @@
 	STRCAT(buf, itmp);
     }
 #else
-    /*
-     * For shells that don't understand braces around commands, at least allow
-     * the use of commands in a pipe.
-     */
-    STRCPY(buf, cmd);
-    if (itmp != NULL)
+    // For shells that don't understand braces around commands, at least allow
+    // the use of commands in a pipe.
+    if (*p_sxe != NUL && *p_sxq == '(')
+    {
+	if (itmp != NULL || otmp != NULL)
+	    vim_snprintf((char *)buf, len, "(%s)", (char *)cmd);
+	else
+	    STRCPY(buf, cmd);
+	if (itmp != NULL)
+	{
+	    STRCAT(buf, " < ");
+	    STRCAT(buf, itmp);
+	}
+    }
+    else
     {
 	char_u	*p;
 
@@ -1819,18 +1828,20 @@
     char_u	*end;
 
     end = buf + STRLEN(buf);
-    /* find "%s" */
+    // find "%s"
     for (p = opt; (p = vim_strchr(p, '%')) != NULL; ++p)
     {
-	if (p[1] == 's') /* found %s */
+	if (p[1] == 's') // found %s
 	    break;
-	if (p[1] == '%') /* skip %% */
+	if (p[1] == '%') // skip %%
 	    ++p;
     }
     if (p != NULL)
     {
-	*end = ' '; /* not really needed? Not with sh, ksh or bash */
-	vim_snprintf((char *)end + 1, (size_t)(buflen - (end + 1 - buf)),
+#ifdef MSWIN
+	*end++ = ' '; // not really needed? Not with sh, ksh or bash
+#endif
+	vim_snprintf((char *)end, (size_t)(buflen - (end - buf)),
 						  (char *)opt, (char *)fname);
     }
     else
@@ -1838,7 +1849,7 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_QUICKFIX
 		" %s %s",
 #else
-		" %s%s",	/* " > %s" causes problems on Amiga */
+		" %s%s",	// " > %s" causes problems on Amiga
 #endif
 		(char *)opt, (char *)fname);
 }