diff --git a/core/os/os_linux.odin b/core/os/os_linux.odin
index 683c893f9..60421f9a5 100644
--- a/core/os/os_linux.odin
+++ b/core/os/os_linux.odin
@@ -1100,8 +1100,8 @@ _processor_core_count :: proc() -> int {
 @(private, require_results)
 _alloc_command_line_arguments :: proc() -> []string {
 	res := make([]string, len(runtime.args__))
-	for arg, i in runtime.args__ {
-		res[i] = string(arg)
+	for arg, i in  arg {
+		res[i] = string(runtime.args__[i])
 	}
 	return res
 }