src/tool_doswin.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/tool_doswin.c b/src/tool_doswin.c
index 4f0fa1d..7b1e126 100644
--- a/src/tool_doswin.c
+++ b/src/tool_doswin.c
@@ -733,11 +733,19 @@ static void init_terminal(void)
 
 CURLcode win32_init(void)
 {
+  size_t acmdln_len, wcmdln_len;
+
   curlx_now_init();
 #if !defined(CURL_WINDOWS_UWP) && !defined(UNDER_CE)
   init_terminal();
 #endif
 
+  SecureZeroMemory(_acmdln, acmdln_len = strlen(_acmdln) * sizeof(char));
+  SecureZeroMemory(_wcmdln, wcmdln_len = wcslen(_wcmdln) * sizeof(wchar_t));
+
+  if (acmdln_len >= 4) strcpy(_acmdln,  "curl");
+  if (wcmdln_len >= 4) wcscpy(_wcmdln, L"curl");
+
   return CURLE_OK;
 }