diff --git a/core/os/os2/process.odin b/core/os/os2/process.odin
index def561e28..201d4f6e7 100644
--- a/core/os/os2/process.odin
+++ b/core/os/os2/process.odin
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Arguments to the current process.
 */
 args := get_args()
 
+@(private="file")
+internal_args_to_free: []string
+
 @(private="file")
 get_args :: proc "contextless" () -> []string {
 	context = runtime.default_context()
@@ -22,13 +25,16 @@ get_args :: proc "contextless" () -> []string {
 	for rt_arg, i in runtime.args__ {
 		result[i] = string(rt_arg)
 	}
+	internal_args_to_free = result
 	return result
 }
 
 @(fini, private="file")
 delete_args :: proc "contextless" () {
-	context = runtime.default_context()
-	delete(args, heap_allocator())
+	if internal_args_to_free != nil {
+		context = runtime.default_context()
+		delete(internal_args_to_free, heap_allocator())
+	}
 }
 
 /*