diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 67da180be8f..441073dc511 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
                 tasks: ['yui']
             },
             gherkinlint: {
+                options: {
+                    nospawn: false,
+                },
                 files: ['**/tests/behat/*.feature'],
                 tasks: ['gherkinlint']
             }