diff --git a/test/ruby/test_call.rb b/test/ruby/test_call.rb
index a272d9d0dd94a5..67a94ed7af7015 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_call.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_call.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ def test_invalid_safe_call
     }
   end
 
+  def test_frozen_splat_and_keywords
+   a = [1, 2].freeze
+   def self.f(*a); a end
+   assert_equal([1, 2, {kw: 3}], f(*a, kw: 3))
+  end
+
   def test_call_bmethod_proc
     pr = proc{|sym| sym}
     define_singleton_method(:a, &pr)
diff --git a/vm_args.c b/vm_args.c
index 92e141bf6e8cbe..14ae550d2f1b8f 100644
--- a/vm_args.c
+++ b/vm_args.c
@@ -542,11 +542,13 @@ setup_parameters_complex(rb_execution_context_t * const ec, const rb_iseq_t * co
         else if (UNLIKELY(ISEQ_BODY(iseq)->param.flags.ruby2_keywords)) {
             converted_keyword_hash = check_kwrestarg(converted_keyword_hash, &kw_flag);
             flag_keyword_hash = converted_keyword_hash;
+            arg_rest_dup(args);
             rb_ary_push(args->rest, converted_keyword_hash);
             keyword_hash = Qnil;
         }
         else if (!ISEQ_BODY(iseq)->param.flags.has_kwrest && !ISEQ_BODY(iseq)->param.flags.has_kw) {
             converted_keyword_hash = check_kwrestarg(converted_keyword_hash, &kw_flag);
+            arg_rest_dup(args);
             rb_ary_push(args->rest, converted_keyword_hash);
             keyword_hash = Qnil;
         } else {