diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitSsh.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitSsh.java
index bb791ed43..e6609e671 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitSsh.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/TransportGitSsh.java
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class TransportGitSsh extends SshTransport implements PackTransport {
 
 			List<String> args = new ArrayList<String>();
 			args.add(ssh);
-			if (putty)
+			if (putty && !ssh.toLowerCase().contains("tortoiseplink"))
 				args.add("-batch");
 			if (0 < getURI().getPort()) {
 				args.add(putty ? "-P" : "-p");