2 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter/install.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter/install.lua
index 01bfef4d6..c0f85e9f8 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter/install.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter/install.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ local M = {}
 local lockfile = {}
 
 M.compilers = { vim.fn.getenv "CC", "cc", "gcc", "clang", "cl" }
+M.prefer_git = fn.has "win32" == 1
+M.command_extra_args = {}
 
 local started_commands = 0
 local finished_commands = 0
@@ -124,6 +126,10 @@ function M.iter_cmd(cmd_list, i, lang, success_message)
     print(get_job_status() .. " " .. attr.info)
   end
 
+  if attr.opts and attr.opts.args and M.command_extra_args[attr.cmd] then
+    vim.list_extend(attr.opts.args, M.command_extra_args[attr.cmd])
+  end
+
   if type(attr.cmd) == "function" then
     local ok, err = pcall(attr.cmd)
     if ok then
@@ -180,6 +186,9 @@ end
 local function get_command(cmd)
   local options = ""
   if cmd.opts and cmd.opts.args then
+    if M.command_extra_args[cmd.cmd] then
+      vim.list_extend(cmd.opts.args, M.command_extra_args[cmd.cmd])
+    end
     for _, opt in ipairs(cmd.opts.args) do
       options = string.format("%s %s", options, opt)
     end
@@ -270,7 +279,10 @@ local function run_install(cache_folder, install_folder, lang, repo, with_sync,
   local command_list = {}
   if not from_local_path then
     vim.list_extend(command_list, { shell.select_install_rm_cmd(cache_folder, project_name) })
-    vim.list_extend(command_list, shell.select_download_commands(repo, project_name, cache_folder, revision))
+    vim.list_extend(
+      command_list,
+      shell.select_download_commands(repo, project_name, cache_folder, revision, M.prefer_git)
+    )
   end
   if generate_from_grammar then
     if repo.generate_requires_npm then
diff --git a/lua/nvim-treesitter/shell_command_selectors.lua b/lua/nvim-treesitter/shell_command_selectors.lua
index fe7273962..7acd91d2f 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-treesitter/shell_command_selectors.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-treesitter/shell_command_selectors.lua
@@ -121,16 +121,14 @@ function M.select_mv_cmd(from, to, cwd)
   end
 end
 
-function M.select_download_commands(repo, project_name, cache_folder, revision)
+function M.select_download_commands(repo, project_name, cache_folder, revision, prefer_git)
   local can_use_tar = vim.fn.executable "tar" == 1 and vim.fn.executable "curl" == 1
   local is_github = repo.url:find("github.com", 1, true)
   local is_gitlab = repo.url:find("gitlab.com", 1, true)
 
-  local is_windows = fn.has "win32" == 1
-
   revision = revision or repo.branch or "master"
 
-  if can_use_tar and (is_github or is_gitlab) and not is_windows then
+  if can_use_tar and (is_github or is_gitlab) and not prefer_git then
     local path_sep = utils.get_path_sep()
     local url = repo.url:gsub(".git$", "")