2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index 02f514673..d55ac231e 100644
--- a/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -2398,7 +2398,7 @@ declare namespace Deno {
   export interface RunOptions {
     /** Arguments to pass. Note, the first element needs to be a path to the
      * binary */
-    cmd: string[] | [URL, ...string[]];
+    cmd: readonly string[] | [URL, ...string[]];
     cwd?: string;
     env?: {
       [key: string]: string;
diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/process_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/process_test.ts
index 3ef19a879..e4e2cc3c5 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/process_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/process_test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ Deno.test(
   { permissions: { run: true, read: true } },
   async function runSuccess() {
     const p = Deno.run({
-      cmd: [Deno.execPath(), "eval", "console.log('hello world')"],
+      // freeze the array to ensure it's not modified
+      cmd: Object.freeze([
+        Deno.execPath(),
+        "eval",
+        "console.log('hello world')",
+      ]),
       stdout: "piped",
       stderr: "null",
     });