diff --git a/credential-cache.c b/credential-cache.c
index 1cccc3a0b9..04df61cf02 100644
--- a/credential-cache.c
+++ b/credential-cache.c
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ static int send_request(const char *socket, const struct strbuf *out)
 static void spawn_daemon(const char *socket)
 {
 	struct child_process daemon = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	const char *argv[] = { NULL, NULL, NULL };
 	char buf[128];
 	int r;
 
-	argv[0] = "git-credential-cache--daemon";
-	argv[1] = socket;
-	daemon.argv = argv;
+	strvec_pushl(&daemon.args,
+		     "credential-cache--daemon", socket,
+		     NULL);
+	daemon.git_cmd = 1;
 	daemon.no_stdin = 1;
 	daemon.out = -1;