diff --git a/src/common/init.cpp b/src/common/init.cpp
index 69af1e154d..8ee90a73ff 100644
--- a/src/common/init.cpp
+++ b/src/common/init.cpp
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ bool wxEntryStart(int& argc, wxChar **argv)
 
     // remember, possibly modified (e.g. due to removal of toolkit-specific
     // parameters), command line arguments in member variables
+    app->argc = argc;
     app->argv.Init(argc, argv);
 
     wxCallAppCleanup callAppCleanup(app.get());