diff --git a/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp b/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp
index 280ce407..724ea934 100644
--- a/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/sys/exec.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ Result<u64> sys_execve(Registers* regs, SyscallArgs args)
 {
     auto path = TRY(MemoryManager::strdup_from_user(args[0]));
     auto argv = TRY(copy_string_vector_from_userspace(args[1]));
-    auto envp = TRY(copy_string_vector_from_userspace(args[2]));
+    Vector<String> envp;
+    if (args[2]) envp = TRY(copy_string_vector_from_userspace(args[2]));
 
     if ((calculate_userspace_stack_size(argv) + calculate_userspace_stack_size(envp)) > MAX_ARGV_STACK_SIZE)
         return err(E2BIG);