diff --git a/src/cli/runtime/packaged-cli-interpreter.ts b/src/cli/runtime/packaged-cli-interpreter.ts
index 44d211a04e1..a4fe92d8bc5 100644
--- a/src/cli/runtime/packaged-cli-interpreter.ts
+++ b/src/cli/runtime/packaged-cli-interpreter.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ export function reenterPackagedElectron(): void {
   if (!packagedElectron) {
     return
   }
+  const execve = process.execve
+  if (!execve) {
+    throw new RuntimeClientError(
+      'unsupported_runtime',
+      'The installed Orca runtime is unavailable. Reinstall Orca and try again.'
+    )
+  }
   try {
     accessSync(packagedElectron, constants.X_OK)
     accessSync(process.argv[1], constants.R_OK)
@@ -25,7 +32,7 @@ export function reenterPackagedElectron(): void {
       'The installed Orca app is unavailable. Reinstall Orca and try again.'
     )
   }
-  process.execve(packagedElectron, [packagedElectron, ...process.argv.slice(1)], {
+  execve.call(process, packagedElectron, [packagedElectron, ...process.argv.slice(1)], {
     ...process.env,
     ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: '1'
   })