diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 7be7ad34bd..9b8d3c92e6 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int run_argv(int *argcp, const char ***argv)
 			 * OK to return. Otherwise, we just pass along the status code.
 			 */
 			i = run_command_v_opt_tr2(args.argv, RUN_SILENT_EXEC_FAILURE |
-						  RUN_CLEAN_ON_EXIT, "git_alias");
+						  RUN_CLEAN_ON_EXIT | RUN_WAIT_AFTER_CLEAN, "git_alias");
 			if (i >= 0 || errno != ENOENT)
 				exit(i);
 			die("could not execute builtin %s", **argv);
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index f5e1149f9b..5d65335d13 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -1039,6 +1039,7 @@ int run_command_v_opt_cd_env_tr2(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir,
 	cmd.silent_exec_failure = opt & RUN_SILENT_EXEC_FAILURE ? 1 : 0;
 	cmd.use_shell = opt & RUN_USING_SHELL ? 1 : 0;
 	cmd.clean_on_exit = opt & RUN_CLEAN_ON_EXIT ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd.wait_after_clean = opt & RUN_WAIT_AFTER_CLEAN ? 1 : 0;
 	cmd.dir = dir;
 	cmd.env = env;
 	cmd.trace2_child_class = tr2_class;
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index 0f3cc73ab6..1641ccf94b 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ int run_hook_ve(const char *const *env, const char *name, va_list args);
 #define RUN_SILENT_EXEC_FAILURE 8
 #define RUN_USING_SHELL 16
 #define RUN_CLEAN_ON_EXIT 32
+#define RUN_WAIT_AFTER_CLEAN 64
 
 /**
  * Convenience functions that encapsulate a sequence of