diff --git a/libc/src/unistd.cpp b/libc/src/unistd.cpp
index 9b871136..66115a62 100644
--- a/libc/src/unistd.cpp
+++ b/libc/src/unistd.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ static Result<int> try_execvpe(const char* name, char* const* argv, char* const*
         {
             Vector<char*> shell_argv;
             TRY(shell_argv.try_append(const_cast<char*>("sh")));
-            char* const* arg = argv;
+            TRY(shell_argv.try_append(file.mutable_data()));
+            char* const* arg = argv + 1;
             do {
                 TRY(shell_argv.try_append(*arg));
             } while (*(arg++));