diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/g/gurobi.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/g/gurobi.py
index 49147d9a2f..7661eb8870 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/g/gurobi.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/g/gurobi.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
 from easybuild.tools.filetools import copy_file
 from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root
-from easybuild.tools.run import run_cmd
+from easybuild.tools.run import run_shell_cmd
 
 
 class EB_Gurobi(Tarball):
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def install_step(self):
             copy_file(self.orig_license_file, self.license_file)
 
         if get_software_root('Python'):
-            run_cmd("python setup.py install --prefix=%s" % self.installdir)
+            run_shell_cmd("python setup.py install --prefix=%s" % self.installdir)
 
     def sanity_check_step(self):
         """Custom sanity check for Gurobi."""