diff --git a/autoload/airline/async.vim b/autoload/airline/async.vim
index f52a4977..be82d6a8 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/async.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/async.vim
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ function! airline#async#vcs_clean(cmd, file, vcs)
   if g:airline#init#vim_async
     " Vim 8 with async support
     noa call airline#async#vim_vcs_clean(a:cmd, a:file, a:vcs)
-  else
-    " nvim async or vim without job-feature
+  elseif has("nvim")
+    " nvim async
     noa call airline#async#nvim_vcs_clean(a:cmd, a:file, a:vcs)
+  else
+    " Vim pre 8 using system()
+    call airline#async#vim7_vcs_clean(a:cmd, a:file, a:vcs)
   endif
 endfunction
 
@@ -282,6 +285,31 @@ elseif has("nvim")
     let s:po_jobs[a:file] = id
   endfunction
 
+  function! airline#async#nvim_vcs_clean(cmd, file, vcs)
+    let config = {
+    \ 'buf': '',
+    \ 'vcs': a:vcs,
+    \ 'file': a:file,
+    \ 'cwd': s:valid_dir(fnamemodify(a:file, ':p:h')),
+    \ 'on_stdout': function('s:nvim_output_handler'),
+    \ 'on_stderr': function('s:nvim_output_handler'),
+    \ 'on_exit': function('s:on_exit_clean')}
+    if g:airline#init#is_windows && &shell =~ 'cmd'
+      let cmd = a:cmd
+    else
+      let cmd = ['sh', '-c', a:cmd]
+    endif
+
+    if !has_key(s:clean_jobs, a:vcs)
+      let s:clean_jobs[a:vcs] = {}
+    endif
+    if has_key(s:clean_jobs[a:vcs], a:file)
+      call remove(s:clean_jobs[a:vcs], a:file)
+    endif
+    let id = jobstart(cmd, config)
+    let s:clean_jobs[a:vcs][a:file] = id
+  endfunction
+
 endif
 
 " Should work in either Vim pre 8 or Nvim
@@ -319,36 +347,10 @@ function! airline#async#nvim_vcs_untracked(cfg, file, vcs)
   endif
 endfunction
 
-function! airline#async#nvim_vcs_clean(cmd, file, vcs)
-  let config = {
-  \ 'buf': '',
-  \ 'vcs': a:vcs,
-  \ 'file': a:file,
-  \ 'cwd': s:valid_dir(fnamemodify(a:file, ':p:h'))}
-  if has("nvim")
-    call extenc(config, {
-    \ 'on_stdout': function('s:nvim_output_handler'),
-    \ 'on_stderr': function('s:nvim_output_handler'),
-    \ 'on_exit': function('s:on_exit_clean')})
-    if g:airline#init#is_windows && &shell =~ 'cmd'
-      let cmd = a:cmd
-    else
-      let cmd = ['sh', '-c', a:cmd]
-    endif
-
-    if !has_key(s:clean_jobs, a:vcs)
-      let s:clean_jobs[a:vcs] = {}
-    endif
-    if has_key(s:clean_jobs[a:vcs], a:file)
-      call remove(s:clean_jobs[a:vcs], a:file)
-    endif
-    let id = jobstart(cmd, config)
-    let s:clean_jobs[a:vcs][a:file] = id
-  else
-    " Vim pre 8
-    let output=system(a:cmd)
-    if !empty(output)
-      call s:set_clean_variables(a:file, a:vcs)
-    endif
+function! airline#async#vim7_vcs_clean(cmd, file, vcs)
+  " Vim pre 8, fallback using system()
+  let output=system(a:cmd)
+  if !empty(output)
+    call s:set_clean_variables(a:file, a:vcs)
   endif
 endfunction