alias_string = alias_lookup(alias_command);
        if (alias_string) {
                if (alias_string[0] == '!') {
-                       const char **alias_argv;
-                       int argc = *argcp, i;
+                       struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
 
                        commit_pager_choice();
                        restore_env(1);
 
-                       /* build alias_argv */
-                       alias_argv = xmalloc(sizeof(*alias_argv) * (argc + 1));
-                       alias_argv[0] = alias_string + 1;
-                       for (i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
-                               alias_argv[i] = (*argv)[i];
-                       alias_argv[argc] = NULL;
+                       child.use_shell = 1;
+                       argv_array_push(&child.args, alias_string + 1);
+                       argv_array_pushv(&child.args, (*argv) + 1);
 
-                       ret = run_command_v_opt(alias_argv, RUN_USING_SHELL);
+                       ret = run_command(&child);
                        if (ret >= 0)   /* normal exit */
                                exit(ret);