--- /home/daimrod/tmp/slime.el	2013-03-11 07:51:16.000000000 +0100
+++ /home/daimrod/quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/slime-20130217-cvs/slime.el	2013-03-11 07:49:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@
              (slime-lookup-lisp-implementation table (intern key))))
           (t
            (destructuring-bind (program &rest program-args)
-               (split-string (read-string 
+               (split-string (read-shell-command
                               "Run lisp: " inferior-lisp-program
                               'slime-inferior-lisp-program-history))
              (let ((coding-system 
