diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index ad06ec7bd5..a7a29091c9 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -8860,7 +8860,11 @@ static abi_long do_syscall1(CPUArchState *cpu_env, int num, abi_long arg1,
              * before the execve completes and makes it the other
              * program's problem.
              */
-            ret = get_errno(safe_execve(p, argp, envp));
+            if (is_proc_myself(p, "exe")) {
+                ret = get_errno(safe_execve(exec_path, argp, envp));
+            } else {
+                ret = get_errno(safe_execve(p, argp, envp));
+            }
             unlock_user(p, arg1, 0);
 
             goto execve_end;