diff --git a/gow.json b/gow.json
index 2bea3125c7..9cf5498212 100644
--- a/gow.json
+++ b/gow.json
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow/releases",
 		"re": "<a.*?>Gow ([0-9\\.]+)</a>"
 	},
-	"pre_install": "echo \"@cscript //NoLogo \"\"$dir\\bin\\gow.vbs\"\" %1\" > \"$dir\\bin\\gow.bat\" ",
-	"bin": [
+	"pre_install": "
+		\"@cscript //NoLogo \"\"$dir\\bin\\gow.vbs\"\" %1\" | Set-Content -force \"$dir\\bin\\gow.bat\"
+	",
+   	"bin": [
 		"bin\\awk.exe",
 		"bin\\basename.exe",
 		"bin\\bash.exe",