diff --git a/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp b/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp
index bf50a4bf..f747a687 100644
--- a/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Result<u64> sys_exec(Registers* regs, SyscallArgs args)
 
     MMU::delete_userspace_page_directory(current->directory);
 
-    current->name = argv[0].chars();
+    current->name = path.chars();
 
     image->apply(current);