Index: reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c
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--- reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c	(revision 73246)
+++ reactos/base/shell/cmd/cmd.c	(working copy)
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 BOOL bCanExit = TRUE;     /* indicates if this shell is exitable */
 BOOL bCtrlBreak = FALSE;  /* Ctrl-Break or Ctrl-C hit */
 BOOL bIgnoreEcho = FALSE; /* Set this to TRUE to prevent a newline, when executing a command */
+BOOL bWaitForCommand = FALSE;
 INT  nErrorLevel = 0;     /* Errorlevel of last launched external program */
 CRITICAL_SECTION ChildProcessRunningLock;
 BOOL bUnicodeOutput = FALSE;
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@
 
         if (prci.hProcess != NULL)
         {
-            if (bc != NULL || IsConsoleProcess(prci.hProcess))
+            if (bc != NULL || bWaitForCommand || IsConsoleProcess(prci.hProcess))
             {
                 /* when processing a batch file or starting console processes: execute synchronously */
                 EnterCriticalSection(&ChildProcessRunningLock);
@@ -1761,7 +1762,9 @@
     {
         /* Do the /C or /K command */
         GetCmdLineCommand(commandline, &ptr[2], AlwaysStrip);
+        bWaitForCommand = TRUE;
         nExitCode = ParseCommandLine(commandline);
+        bWaitForCommand = FALSE;
         if (option != _T('K'))
         {
             nErrorLevel = nExitCode;