diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index d06e919484eb..f1af59c462e9 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1812,6 +1812,9 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 		goto out_unmark;
 
 	bprm->argc = count(argv, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
+	if (bprm->argc == 0)
+		pr_warn_once("process '%s' launched '%s' with NULL argv: empty string added\n",
+			     current->comm, bprm->filename);
 	if ((retval = bprm->argc) < 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -1836,6 +1839,20 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, struct filename *filename,
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	/*
+	 * When argv is empty, add an empty string ("") as argv[0] to
+	 * ensure confused userspace programs that start processing
+	 * from argv[1] won't end up walking envp. See also
+	 * bprm_stack_limits().
+	 */
+	if (bprm->argc == 0) {
+		const char *argv[] = { "", NULL };
+		retval = copy_strings_kernel(1, argv, bprm);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			goto out;
+		bprm->argc = 1;
+	}
+
 	retval = exec_binprm(bprm);
 	if (retval < 0)
 		goto out;