diff --git a/src/gen/gen_terminfo.lua b/src/gen/gen_terminfo.lua
index 2ecf635ac9..ebb9d2870d 100644
--- a/src/gen/gen_terminfo.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_terminfo.lua
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ if vim.uv.fs_stat(db) == nil then
   end
   sys('curl -O ' .. url)
   sys('gunzip -f terminfo.src.gz')
-  sys(('cat terminfo.src | tic -x -o "%s" -'):format(db))
-  sys(('cat scripts/windows.ti | tic -x -o "%s" -'):format(db))
+  sys(('cat terminfo.src scripts/windows.ti | tic -x -o "%s" -'):format(db))
   sys('rm -f terminfo.src')
 else
   print('using cached terminfo in ' .. db)