diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index a901a747b92..61d31e0ad84 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -79,7 +79,16 @@ if (crashReporterDirectory) {
 			submitURL = submitURL.concat('&uid=', crashReporterId, '&iid=', crashReporterId, '&sid=', crashReporterId);
 			// Send the id for child node process that are explicitly starting crash reporter.
 			// For vscode this is ExtensionHost process currently.
-			process.argv.push('--crash-reporter-id', crashReporterId);
+			const argv = process.argv;
+			const endOfArgsMarkerIndex = argv.indexOf('--');
+			if (endOfArgsMarkerIndex === -1) {
+				argv.push('--crash-reporter-id', crashReporterId);
+			} else {
+				// if the we have an argument "--" (end of argument marker)
+				// we cannot add arguments at the end. rather, we add
+				// arguments before the "--" marker.
+				argv.splice(endOfArgsMarkerIndex, 0, '--crash-reporter-id', crashReporterId);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }