diff --git a/contrib/editmergeps.ps1 b/contrib/editmergeps.ps1
--- a/contrib/editmergeps.ps1
+++ b/contrib/editmergeps.ps1
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if (($ed -eq "vim") -or ($ed -eq "emacs"
 }
 else
 {
-  $ "$ed" $file
+  & "$ed" $file
 }
 
 $conflicts=Get-Lines