diff --git a/perl/Git.pm b/perl/Git.pm
index 5c5ae1246b..212337ee5b 100644
--- a/perl/Git.pm
+++ b/perl/Git.pm
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ to the subdirectory and the directory is assumed to be the working copy.
 If the directory does not have the subdirectory, C<WorkingCopy> is left
 undefined and C<Repository> is pointed to the directory itself.
 
-B<GitPath> - Path to the C<git> binary executable. By default the C<$PATH>
-is searched for it.
-
 You should not use both C<Directory> and either of C<Repository> and
 C<WorkingCopy> - the results of that are undefined.
 
@@ -363,11 +360,14 @@ sub _cmd_exec {
 		$self->{opts}->{Repository} and $ENV{'GIT_DIR'} = $self->{opts}->{Repository};
 		$self->{opts}->{WorkingCopy} and chdir($self->{opts}->{WorkingCopy});
 	}
-	my $git = $self->{opts}->{GitPath};
-	$git ||= 'git';
-	exec ($git, @args) or croak "exec failed: $!";
+	xs__execv_git_cmd(@args);
+	croak "exec failed: $!";
 }
 
+# Execute the given Git command ($_[0]) with arguments ($_[1..])
+# by searching for it at proper places.
+# _execv_git_cmd(), implemented in Git.xs.
+
 # Close pipe to a subprocess.
 sub _cmd_close {
 	my ($fh) = @_;
diff --git a/perl/Git.xs b/perl/Git.xs
index 9e754d2538..6478f9c77f 100644
--- a/perl/Git.xs
+++ b/perl/Git.xs
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ OUTPUT:
 	RETVAL
 
 
+void
+xs__execv_git_cmd(...)
+CODE:
+{
+	const char **argv;
+	int i;
+
+	argv = malloc(sizeof(const char *) * (items + 1));
+	if (!argv)
+		croak("malloc failed");
+	for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
+		argv[i] = strdup(SvPV_nolen(ST(i)));
+	argv[i] = NULL;
+
+	execv_git_cmd(argv);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < items; i++)
+		if (argv[i])
+			free((char *) argv[i]);
+	free((char **) argv);
+}
+
 char *
 xs_hash_object(file, type = "blob")
 	SV *file;