diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index 78f663a83a..fe95b82efc 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -2340,21 +2340,22 @@ int Process::sys$mkdir(const char* user_path, size_t path_length, mode_t mode)
     return VFS::the().mkdir(path.value(), mode & ~umask(), current_directory());
 }
 
-int Process::sys$realpath(const char* pathname, char* buffer, size_t size)
+int Process::sys$realpath(const Syscall::SC_realpath_params* user_params)
 {
-    SmapDisabler disabler;
-    if (!validate_read_str(pathname))
+    if (!validate_read_typed(user_params))
         return -EFAULT;
 
-    size_t pathname_length = strlen(pathname);
-    if (pathname_length == 0)
-        return -EINVAL;
-    if (pathname_length >= size)
-        return -ENAMETOOLONG;
-    if (!validate_write(buffer, size))
+    Syscall::SC_realpath_params params;
+    copy_from_user(&params, user_params, sizeof(params));
+
+    if (!validate_write(params.buffer, params.buffer_size))
         return -EFAULT;
 
-    auto custody_or_error = VFS::the().resolve_path(pathname, current_directory());
+    auto path = get_syscall_path_argument(params.path, params.path_length);
+    if (path.is_error())
+        return path.error();
+
+    auto custody_or_error = VFS::the().resolve_path(path.value(), current_directory());
     if (custody_or_error.is_error())
         return custody_or_error.error();
     auto& custody = custody_or_error.value();
@@ -2366,7 +2367,10 @@ int Process::sys$realpath(const char* pathname, char* buffer, size_t size)
         ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    strncpy(buffer, canonical_path.string().characters(), size);
+    if (canonical_path.string().length() + 1 > params.buffer_size)
+        return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+
+    copy_to_user(params.buffer, canonical_path.string().characters(), canonical_path.string().length() + 1);
     return 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index 720fb80646..61263fd064 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public:
     int sys$halt();
     int sys$reboot();
     int sys$set_process_icon(int icon_id);
-    int sys$realpath(const char* pathname, char*, size_t);
+    int sys$realpath(const Syscall::SC_realpath_params*);
     ssize_t sys$getrandom(void*, size_t, unsigned int);
     int sys$setkeymap(const Syscall::SC_setkeymap_params*);
     int sys$module_load(const char* path, size_t path_length);
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscall.h b/Kernel/Syscall.h
index 3b9d6de21b..36b937ba05 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/Syscall.h
@@ -291,6 +291,13 @@ struct SC_create_thread_params {
     void* m_stack_location = nullptr;            // nullptr means any, o.w. process virtual address
 };
 
+struct SC_realpath_params {
+    const char* path;
+    size_t path_length;
+    char* buffer;
+    size_t buffer_size;
+};
+
 void initialize();
 int sync();
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/stdlib.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/stdlib.cpp
index f8e3477ec4..bfac7194dd 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/stdlib.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/stdlib.cpp
@@ -704,10 +704,15 @@ uint32_t arc4random_uniform(uint32_t max_bounds)
 
 char* realpath(const char* pathname, char* buffer)
 {
+    if (!pathname) {
+        errno = EFAULT;
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     size_t size = PATH_MAX;
     if (buffer == nullptr)
         buffer = (char*)malloc(size);
-    int rc = syscall(SC_realpath, pathname, buffer, size);
+    Syscall::SC_realpath_params params { pathname, strlen(pathname), buffer, size };
+    int rc = syscall(SC_realpath, &params);
     if (rc < 0) {
         errno = -rc;
         return nullptr;