diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
index e5b2b0feeafd8e..5f1de7b08cd6bc 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_misc.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ freebsd32_sigaltstack(struct thread *td,
  */
 int
 freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
-    enum uio_seg segflg, uint32_t *argv, uint32_t *envv)
+    uint32_t *argv, uint32_t *envv)
 {
 	char *argp, *envp;
 	uint32_t *p32, arg;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
 	/*
 	 * Copy the file name.
 	 */
-	error = exec_args_add_fname(args, fname, segflg);
+	error = exec_args_add_fname(args, fname, UIO_USERSPACE);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto err_exit;
 
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ freebsd32_execve(struct thread *td, struct freebsd32_execve_args *uap)
 	error = pre_execve(td, &oldvmspace);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	error = freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(&eargs, uap->fname, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    uap->argv, uap->envv);
+	error = freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(&eargs, uap->fname, uap->argv,
+	    uap->envv);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = kern_execve(td, &eargs, NULL, oldvmspace);
 	post_execve(td, error, oldvmspace);
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ freebsd32_fexecve(struct thread *td, struct freebsd32_fexecve_args *uap)
 	error = pre_execve(td, &oldvmspace);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	error = freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(&eargs, NULL, UIO_SYSSPACE,
-	    uap->argv, uap->envv);
+	error = freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(&eargs, NULL, uap->argv, uap->envv);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		eargs.fd = uap->fd;
 		error = kern_execve(td, &eargs, NULL, oldvmspace);
diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_util.h b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_util.h
index dca61da714f075..ee496400a2b75f 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_util.h
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/freebsd32_util.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void	freebsd32_rusage_out(const struct rusage *s, struct rusage32 *s32);
 
 struct image_args;
 int freebsd32_exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
-	    enum uio_seg segflg, uint32_t *argv, uint32_t *envv);
+	    uint32_t *argv, uint32_t *envv);
 
 extern int compat_freebsd_32bit;
 
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
index e789586160b6e7..b88f1451f1a25a 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
@@ -2612,7 +2612,7 @@ linux_seccomp(struct thread *td, struct linux_seccomp_args *args)
  */
 static int
 linux_exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
-    enum uio_seg segflg, l_uintptr_t *argv, l_uintptr_t *envv)
+    l_uintptr_t *argv, l_uintptr_t *envv)
 {
 	char *argp, *envp;
 	l_uintptr_t *ptr, arg;
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ linux_exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
 	/*
 	 * Copy the file name.
 	 */
-	error = exec_args_add_fname(args, fname, segflg);
+	error = exec_args_add_fname(args, fname, UIO_USERSPACE);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto err_exit;
 
@@ -2696,8 +2696,8 @@ linux_execve(struct thread *td, struct linux_execve_args *args)
 
 	LINUX_CTR(execve);
 
-	error = linux_exec_copyin_args(&eargs, args->path, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    args->argp, args->envp);
+	error = linux_exec_copyin_args(&eargs, args->path, args->argp,
+	    args->envp);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = linux_common_execve(td, &eargs);
 	AUDIT_SYSCALL_EXIT(error == EJUSTRETURN ? 0 : error, td);
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index 51bbdeaaa55e3c..e662366e430777 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ sys_execve(struct thread *td, struct execve_args *uap)
 	error = pre_execve(td, &oldvmspace);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	error = exec_copyin_args(&args, uap->fname, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    uap->argv, uap->envv);
+	error = exec_copyin_args(&args, uap->fname, uap->argv, uap->envv);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = kern_execve(td, &args, NULL, oldvmspace);
 	post_execve(td, error, oldvmspace);
@@ -251,8 +250,7 @@ sys_fexecve(struct thread *td, struct fexecve_args *uap)
 	error = pre_execve(td, &oldvmspace);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	error = exec_copyin_args(&args, NULL, UIO_SYSSPACE,
-	    uap->argv, uap->envv);
+	error = exec_copyin_args(&args, NULL, uap->argv, uap->envv);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		args.fd = uap->fd;
 		error = kern_execve(td, &args, NULL, oldvmspace);
@@ -282,8 +280,7 @@ sys___mac_execve(struct thread *td, struct __mac_execve_args *uap)
 	error = pre_execve(td, &oldvmspace);
 	if (error != 0)
 		return (error);
-	error = exec_copyin_args(&args, uap->fname, UIO_USERSPACE,
-	    uap->argv, uap->envv);
+	error = exec_copyin_args(&args, uap->fname, uap->argv, uap->envv);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = kern_execve(td, &args, uap->mac_p, oldvmspace);
 	post_execve(td, error, oldvmspace);
@@ -1328,7 +1325,7 @@ exec_map_stack(struct image_params *imgp)
  */
 int
 exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
-    enum uio_seg segflg, char **argv, char **envv)
+    char **argv, char **envv)
 {
 	u_long arg, env;
 	int error;
@@ -1348,7 +1345,7 @@ exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, const char *fname,
 	/*
 	 * Copy the file name.
 	 */
-	error = exec_args_add_fname(args, fname, segflg);
+	error = exec_args_add_fname(args, fname, UIO_USERSPACE);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto err_exit;
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/imgact.h b/sys/sys/imgact.h
index 4f0c8aff9f4277..c1c94a2eabfda4 100644
--- a/sys/sys/imgact.h
+++ b/sys/sys/imgact.h
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ int	exec_map_stack(struct image_params *);
 int	exec_new_vmspace(struct image_params *, struct sysentvec *);
 void	exec_setregs(struct thread *, struct image_params *, uintptr_t);
 int	exec_shell_imgact(struct image_params *);
-int	exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *, const char *, enum uio_seg,
-	char **, char **);
+int	exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *, const char *, char **, char **);
 int	pre_execve(struct thread *td, struct vmspace **oldvmspace);
 void	post_execve(struct thread *td, int error, struct vmspace *oldvmspace);
 #endif