diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
index 1f5e3fc375f74..4bfdef48a5dab 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ steps:
               Write-Host "git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout $commitish --"
 
               # This will use the default branch if repo.Commitish is empty
-              git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout $commitish --
+              Invoke-Expression -Command "git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout $commitish --"
             } else {
               Write-Host "Skipping checkout as repo has already been initialized"
             }