diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs
index b09fc36dee0..7e057401fab 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_common.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub struct Command {
     // other keys.
     program: CString,
     args: Vec<CString>,
-    argv: Vec<*const c_char>,
+    argv: Argv,
     env: CommandEnv<DefaultEnvKey>,
 
     cwd: Option<CString>,
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ pub struct Command {
     stderr: Option<Stdio>,
 }
 
+// Create a new type for argv, so that we can make it `Send`
+struct Argv(Vec<*const c_char>);
+
+// It is safe to make Argv Send, because it contains pointers to memory owned by `Command.args`
+unsafe impl Send for Argv {}
+
 // passed back to std::process with the pipes connected to the child, if any
 // were requested
 pub struct StdioPipes {
@@ -87,17 +93,12 @@ pub enum Stdio {
     Fd(FileDesc),
 }
 
-// Command is not Send by default due to the Command.argv field containing a raw pointers. However
-// it is safe to implement Send, because anyway, these pointers point to memory owned by the
-// Command.args field.
-unsafe impl Send for Command {}
-
 impl Command {
     pub fn new(program: &OsStr) -> Command {
         let mut saw_nul = false;
         let program = os2c(program, &mut saw_nul);
         Command {
-            argv: vec![program.as_ptr(), ptr::null()],
+            argv: Argv(vec![program.as_ptr(), ptr::null()]),
             program,
             args: Vec::new(),
             env: Default::default(),
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ impl Command {
         // Overwrite the trailing NULL pointer in `argv` and then add a new null
         // pointer.
         let arg = os2c(arg, &mut self.saw_nul);
-        self.argv[self.args.len() + 1] = arg.as_ptr();
-        self.argv.push(ptr::null());
+        self.argv.0[self.args.len() + 1] = arg.as_ptr();
+        self.argv.0.push(ptr::null());
 
         // Also make sure we keep track of the owned value to schedule a
         // destructor for this memory.
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ impl Command {
         self.saw_nul
     }
     pub fn get_argv(&self) -> &Vec<*const c_char> {
-        &self.argv
+        &self.argv.0
     }
 
     #[allow(dead_code)]