diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index c2fc303f34..4b6c062ed4 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -2587,14 +2587,19 @@ int Process::sys$unlink(const char* user_path, size_t path_length)
     return VFS::the().unlink(path.value(), current_directory());
 }
 
-int Process::sys$symlink(const char* target, const char* linkpath)
+int Process::sys$symlink(const Syscall::SC_symlink_params* user_params)
 {
-    SmapDisabler disabler;
-    if (!validate_read_str(target))
+    if (!validate_read_typed(user_params))
         return -EFAULT;
-    if (!validate_read_str(linkpath))
-        return -EFAULT;
-    return VFS::the().symlink(StringView(target), StringView(linkpath), current_directory());
+    Syscall::SC_symlink_params params;
+    copy_from_user(&params, user_params);
+    auto target = get_syscall_path_argument(params.target.characters, params.target.length);
+    if (target.is_error())
+        return target.error();
+    auto linkpath = get_syscall_path_argument(params.linkpath.characters, params.linkpath.length);
+    if (linkpath.is_error())
+        return linkpath.error();
+    return VFS::the().symlink(target.value(), linkpath.value(), current_directory());
 }
 
 KResultOr<String> Process::get_syscall_path_argument(const char* user_path, size_t path_length)
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index 4520fb0a55..dc21932cb3 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public:
     int sys$utime(const char* pathname, size_t path_length, const struct utimbuf*);
     int sys$link(const Syscall::SC_link_params*);
     int sys$unlink(const char* pathname, size_t path_length);
-    int sys$symlink(const char* target, const char* linkpath);
+    int sys$symlink(const Syscall::SC_symlink_params*);
     int sys$rmdir(const char* pathname, size_t path_length);
     int sys$mount(const char* device, const char* mountpoint, const char* fstype);
     int sys$umount(const char* mountpoint, size_t mountpoint_length);
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscall.h b/Kernel/Syscall.h
index 6e71d141d0..b2e2c39d8f 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/Syscall.h
@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ struct SC_mknod_params {
     u32 dev;
 };
 
+struct SC_symlink_params {
+    StringArgument target;
+    StringArgument linkpath;
+};
+
 void initialize();
 int sync();
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp
index 20d5930461..ece2124a88 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/unistd.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,12 @@ int unlink(const char* pathname)
 
 int symlink(const char* target, const char* linkpath)
 {
-    int rc = syscall(SC_symlink, target, linkpath);
+    if (!target || !linkpath) {
+        errno = EFAULT;
+        return -1;
+    }
+    Syscall::SC_symlink_params params { { target, strlen(target) }, { linkpath, strlen(linkpath) } };
+    int rc = syscall(SC_symlink, &params);
     __RETURN_WITH_ERRNO(rc, rc, -1);
 }