diff --git a/mercurial/win32.py b/mercurial/win32.py
--- a/mercurial/win32.py
+++ b/mercurial/win32.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ import os
 import random
 import subprocess
 
-from . import encoding
+from . import (
+    encoding,
+    pycompat,
+)
 
 _kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
 _advapi32 = ctypes.windll.advapi32
@@ -440,7 +443,7 @@ def spawndetached(args):
 
     res = _kernel32.CreateProcessA(
         None, args, None, None, False, _CREATE_NO_WINDOW,
-        env, os.getcwd(), ctypes.byref(si), ctypes.byref(pi))
+        env, pycompat.getcwd(), ctypes.byref(si), ctypes.byref(pi))
     if not res:
         raise ctypes.WinError()
 
diff --git a/tests/test-check-code.t b/tests/test-check-code.t
--- a/tests/test-check-code.t
+++ b/tests/test-check-code.t
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ New errors are not allowed. Warnings are
    > policy = os.environ.get('HGMODULEPOLICY', policy)
    use encoding.environ instead (py3)
   Skipping mercurial/statprof.py it has no-che?k-code (glob)
-  mercurial/win32.py:443:
-   >         env, os.getcwd(), ctypes.byref(si), ctypes.byref(pi))
-   use pycompat.getcwd instead (py3)
   [1]
 
 @commands in debugcommands.py should be in alphabetical order.