diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
index 76ea6197..03cad786 100644
--- a/defs.h
+++ b/defs.h
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ extern void printleader P((struct tcb *));
 extern void printtrailer P((struct tcb *));
 extern void tabto P((int));
 extern void call_summary P((FILE *));
-extern void fake_execve P((struct tcb *, char *, char *[], char *[]));
 extern void printtv32 P((struct tcb*, long));
 extern void tprint_iov P((struct tcb *, int, long));
 
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index d28fa476..f1f6701d 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -1575,39 +1575,6 @@ struct tcb *tcp;
 #endif
 
 
-void
-fake_execve(tcp, program, argv, envp)
-struct tcb *tcp;
-char *program;
-char *argv[];
-char *envp[];
-{
-	int i;
-
-#ifdef ARM
-	if (!(qual_flags[SYS_execve - __NR_SYSCALL_BASE] & QUAL_TRACE))
-		return;
-#else
-	if (!(qual_flags[SYS_execve] & QUAL_TRACE))
-		return;
-#endif /* !ARM */
-	printleader(tcp);
-	tprintf("execve(");
-	string_quote(program);
-	tprintf(", [");
-	for (i = 0; argv[i] != NULL; i++) {
-		if (i != 0)
-			tprintf(", ");
-		string_quote(argv[i]);
-	}
-	for (i = 0; envp[i] != NULL; i++)
-		;
-	tprintf("], [/* %d var%s */]) ", i, (i != 1) ? "s" : "");
-	tabto(acolumn);
-	tprintf("= 0");
-	printtrailer(tcp);
-}
-
 static void
 printargv(tcp, addr)
 struct tcb *tcp;
diff --git a/strace.c b/strace.c
index de962969..ac83703d 100644
--- a/strace.c
+++ b/strace.c
@@ -597,6 +597,13 @@ Process %u attached - interrupt to quit\n",
 			}
 			else
 				setreuid(run_uid, run_uid);
+
+			/*
+			 * Induce an immediate stop so that the parent
+			 * will resume us with PTRACE_SYSCALL and display
+			 * this execve call normally.
+			 */
+			kill(getpid(), SIGSTOP);
 #endif /* !USE_PROCFS */
 
 			execv(pathname, &argv[optind]);
@@ -617,11 +624,6 @@ Process %u attached - interrupt to quit\n",
 				exit(1);
 			}
 #endif /* USE_PROCFS */
-#ifndef USE_PROCFS
-			if (!cflag)
-				fake_execve(tcp, pathname,
-					    &argv[optind], environ);
-#endif /* !USE_PROCFS */
 			break;
 		}
 	}