diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts
index ed12516ba40..a8de9b41726 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import * as system from './system.js'
 import {execa} from 'execa'
-import {describe, expect, test, vi} from 'vitest'
+import {describe, expect, test, vi, beforeEach} from 'vitest'
 import which from 'which'
 import {Readable} from 'stream'
 
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 
+vi.mock('is-wsl', () => ({
+  default: true,
+}))
 vi.mock('which')
 vi.mock('execa')
 vi.mock('fs', async (importOriginal) => {
@@ -393,3 +396,26 @@ describe('readStdinString', () => {
     await expect(got).rejects.toThrow('Stdin input exceeded the maximum allowed size.')
   })
 })
+
+describe('isWsl', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    system._resetIsWsl()
+  })
+
+  test('returns true when is-wsl is true', async () => {
+    // When
+    const got = await system.isWsl()
+
+    // Then
+    expect(got).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test('memoizes the result', () => {
+    // When
+    const firstCall = system.isWsl()
+    const secondCall = system.isWsl()
+
+    // Then
+    expect(firstCall).toBe(secondCall)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts
index b4f1e8cc693..2950721a59e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/system.ts
@@ -351,14 +351,25 @@ export function isCI(): boolean {
   return isTruthy(process.env.CI)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Memoized value for the WSL check.
+ */
+let memoizedIsWsl: Promise<boolean> | undefined
+
 /**
  * Check if the current environment is a WSL environment.
  *
  * @returns True if the current environment is a WSL environment.
  */
-export async function isWsl(): Promise<boolean> {
-  const wsl = await import('is-wsl')
-  return wsl.default
+export function isWsl(): Promise<boolean> {
+  return (memoizedIsWsl ??= import('is-wsl').then((wsl) => wsl.default))
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resets the memoized value for the WSL check.
+ */
+export function _resetIsWsl(): void {
+  memoizedIsWsl = undefined
 }
 
 /**