diff --git i/Boss/Main.cpp w/Boss/Main.cpp
index ff9bf8f..41dc6d5 100644
--- i/Boss/Main.cpp
+++ w/Boss/Main.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 #include<unistd.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+const char* g_argv0{"unknown"};
+
 namespace Boss {
 
 class Main::Impl {
 private:
 	std::istream& cin;
 	std::ostream& cout;
@@ -59,12 +61,13 @@ public:
 	      , exit_code(0)
 	      , is_version(false)
 	      , is_help(false)
 	      {
 		assert(argv.size() >= 1);
 		argv0 = argv[0];
+		g_argv0 = argv0.c_str();
 		if (argv.size() >= 2) {
 			auto argv1 = argv[1];
 			if (argv1 == "--version" || argv1 == "-V")
 				is_version = true;
 			else if (argv1 == "--debugger") {
 				auto os = std::ostringstream();
diff --git i/Util/BacktraceException.hpp w/Util/BacktraceException.hpp
index 313efb8..8d022e8 100644
--- i/Util/BacktraceException.hpp
+++ w/Util/BacktraceException.hpp
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string.h>
 
+extern const char* g_argv0;
+
 namespace Util {
 
 /** class Util::BacktraceException<E>
  *
  * @brief A wrapper for an exception E which additionally stores a
  * backtrace when it is constructed.  The backtrace formatting is
@@ -77,13 +79,13 @@ private:
 	// Unfortunately there is no simple way to get a high quality
 	// backtrace using in-process libraries.  Instead for now we
 	// popen an addr2line process and use it's output.
 	std::string addr2line(void* addr) const {
 		char cmd[512];
 		snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd),
-			 "addr2line -C -f -p -e %s %p", program_invocation_name, addr);
+			 "addr2line -C -f -p -e %s %p", g_argv0, addr);
 
 		std::array<char, 128> buffer;
 		std::string result;
 		std::unique_ptr<FILE, PcloseDeleter> pipe(popen(cmd, "r"));
 
 		if (!pipe) {