diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_monkey.py b/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_monkey.py
index 05c552c250e0..c581e6f5b24f 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_monkey.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_monkey.py
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ def create_execl(original_name):
         import os
         args = patch_args(args)
         if is_python_args(args):
-            path = args[0]
             send_process_will_be_substituted()
         return getattr(os, original_name)(path, *args)
     return new_execl
@@ -466,7 +465,6 @@ def create_execv(original_name):
         import os
         args = patch_args(args)
         if is_python_args(args):
-            path = args[0]
             send_process_will_be_substituted()
         return getattr(os, original_name)(path, args)
     return new_execv
@@ -481,7 +479,6 @@ def create_execve(original_name):
         import os
         args = patch_args(args)
         if is_python_args(args):
-            path = args[0]
             send_process_will_be_substituted()
         return getattr(os, original_name)(path, args, env)
     return new_execve
diff --git a/python/testData/debug/test_call_exec_with_python_arg.py b/python/testData/debug/test_call_exec_with_python_arg.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1f17f5b0bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/debug/test_call_exec_with_python_arg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+args = ['python', 'test4.py']
+os.execv(sys.executable, args)
diff --git a/python/testData/debug/test_call_python_version.py b/python/testData/debug/test_call_python_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..401d4b0ac066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/debug/test_call_python_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import subprocess
+
+subprocess.call(['python', '-V'])
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDebuggerMultiprocessingTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDebuggerMultiprocessingTest.java
index 46242fcb6d28..25efb54e7c3f 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDebuggerMultiprocessingTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/env/debug/PythonDebuggerMultiprocessingTest.java
@@ -239,4 +239,45 @@ public class PythonDebuggerMultiprocessingTest extends PyEnvTestCase {
       }
     });
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCallExecWithPythonArg() {
+    runPythonTest(new PyDebuggerTask("/debug", "test_call_exec_with_python_arg.py") {
+      @Override
+      protected void init() {
+        setMultiprocessDebug(true);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void before() {
+        toggleBreakpoint(getFilePath("test4.py"), 1);
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void testing() throws Exception {
+        waitForPause();
+        setProcessCanTerminate(true);
+        resume();
+        waitForOutput("3");
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public @NotNull Set<String> getTags() {
+        return Collections.singleton("python2.7");
+      }
+    });
+
+    runPythonTest(new PyDebuggerTask("/debug", "test_call_python_version.py") {
+      @Override
+      public void testing() throws Exception {
+        waitForTerminate();
+        outputContains("Python");
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public @NotNull Set<String> getTags() {
+        return Collections.singleton("python2.7");
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }