diff --git a/process/process_freebsd.go b/process/process_freebsd.go
index 4989867..3242ff6 100644
--- a/process/process_freebsd.go
+++ b/process/process_freebsd.go
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ func (p *Process) CmdlineSlice() ([]string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if len(buf) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if buf[len(buf)-1] == 0 {
 		buf = buf[:len(buf)-1]
 	}
diff --git a/process/process_linux.go b/process/process_linux.go
index 7c6bb29..2bb003e 100644
--- a/process/process_linux.go
+++ b/process/process_linux.go
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ func (p *Process) fillSliceFromCmdline() ([]string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if len(cmdline) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if cmdline[len(cmdline)-1] == 0 {
 		cmdline = cmdline[:len(cmdline)-1]
 	}