diff --git a/linux/test/meson.build b/linux/test/meson.build
index e3c6d43..54f8e1c 100644
--- a/linux/test/meson.build
+++ b/linux/test/meson.build
@@ -38,11 +38,18 @@ test_reload = executable(
   dependencies: [lfi_linux],
 )
 
+test_argv_mismatch = executable(
+  'test_argv_mismatch.elf',
+  'test_argv_mismatch.c',
+  dependencies: [lfi_linux],
+)
+
 testdata = [
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/empty.c', 'inputs': [], 'cflags': []},
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/hello.c', 'inputs': [], 'cflags': []},
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/alloc.c', 'inputs': [], 'cflags': []},
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/argv.c', 'inputs': ['one', 'two', 'three'], 'cflags': []},
+  {'bin': test_argv_mismatch, 'file': 'programs/argv.c', 'inputs': ['one', 'two', 'three'], 'cflags': [], 'suffix': '_mismatch'},
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/envp.c', 'inputs': [], 'cflags': []},
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/mmap.c', 'inputs': [], 'cflags': []},
   {'bin': test_run, 'file': 'programs/thread.c', 'inputs': [], 'cflags': []},
@@ -62,14 +69,16 @@ testdata = [
 ]
 
 foreach input : testdata
-  out = input['file'].replace('/', '_') + '.lfi'
+  suffix = input.get('suffix', '')
+  out = input['file'].replace('/', '_') + suffix + '.lfi'
   exec = custom_target(out,
     output: out,
     input: input['file'],
     command: [lficc, '-O2', '-o', '@OUTPUT@', '@INPUT@', '-static-pie'] + input['cflags'],
   )
   expected = input['file'] + '.out'
-  test(input['file'],
+  test_name = input['file'] + suffix
+  test(test_name,
     go, args: ['run', 'run.go', expected, input['bin'], exec] + input['inputs'],
     workdir: meson.current_source_dir(),
     suite: ['linux']
diff --git a/linux/test/test_argv_mismatch.c b/linux/test/test_argv_mismatch.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bda42fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/test/test_argv_mismatch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+#include "lfi_linux.h"
+#include "test.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+char *
+xasprintf(const char *fmt, ...);
+
+struct Buf {
+    void *data;
+    size_t size;
+};
+
+int
+main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+    struct LFIEngine *engine = lfi_new(
+        (struct LFIOptions) {
+            .boxsize = gb(4),
+            .pagesize = getpagesize(),
+            .no_verify = false,
+            .verbose = true,
+        },
+        1);
+    assert(engine);
+
+    char cwd[FILENAME_MAX];
+    char *d = getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd));
+    assert(d == cwd);
+
+    char *map = xasprintf("/=%s", cwd);
+    const char *maps[] = {
+        map,
+        NULL,
+    };
+
+    struct LFILinuxEngine *linux_ = lfi_linux_new(engine,
+        (struct LFILinuxOptions) {
+            .stacksize = mb(2),
+            .verbose = true,
+            .exit_unknown_syscalls = true,
+            .wd = "/",
+            .dir_maps = maps,
+        });
+    assert(linux_);
+
+    if (argc <= 1) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no input program provided\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    struct LFILinuxProc *proc = lfi_proc_new(linux_);
+    assert(proc);
+
+    bool ok = lfi_proc_load_file(proc, argv[1]);
+    assert(ok);
+
+    const char *envp[] = {
+        "LFI=1",
+        "USER=sandbox",
+        "HOME=/home",
+        NULL,
+    };
+
+    // Replicate the repro case: construct argv with a trailing NULL
+    // and pass the total array size (including the NULL) as argc.
+    int sandbox_nargv = argc - 1;
+    const char *sandbox_argv[sandbox_nargv + 1];
+    for (int i = 0; i < sandbox_nargv; i++) {
+        sandbox_argv[i] = argv[i + 1];
+    }
+    sandbox_argv[sandbox_nargv] = NULL;
+
+    struct LFILinuxThread *t = lfi_thread_new(proc,
+        sizeof(sandbox_argv) / sizeof(sandbox_argv[0]), &sandbox_argv[0],
+        &envp[0]);
+    assert(t);
+
+    int result = lfi_thread_run(t);
+    assert(result == 0);
+
+    lfi_thread_free(t);
+
+    lfi_proc_free(proc);
+
+    lfi_linux_free(linux_);
+
+    lfi_free(engine);
+
+    free(map);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/linux/thread.c b/linux/thread.c
index e0166fa..771874c 100644
--- a/linux/thread.c
+++ b/linux/thread.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ stack_init(struct LFILinuxThread *t, int argc, const char **argv,
         (struct Auxv) { LINUX_AT_NULL, 0 },
     };
 
-    uint64_t box_argc = argc;
+    uint64_t box_argc = nargv;
     // Calculate where the sp should go (enough space from rand_start to store
     // argc/argv/envp/auxv).
     lfiptr stack_start = rand_start - sizeof(box_argc) - sizeof(box_argv) -