diff --git a/LibOS/shim/src/shim_parser.c b/LibOS/shim/src/shim_parser.c
index b063fb0d..81fa296b 100644
--- a/LibOS/shim/src/shim_parser.c
+++ b/LibOS/shim/src/shim_parser.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static inline void parse_integer_arg(va_list ap) {
 static inline void parse_syscall_args(va_list ap) {
     const char* arg_type = va_arg(ap, const char*);
 
-    if (strcmp_static(arg_type, "const char *"))
+    if (strcmp_static(arg_type, "const char *") || strcmp_static(arg_type, "const char*"))
         parse_string_arg(ap);
     else if (is_pointer(arg_type))
         parse_pointer_arg(ap);
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static inline void parse_syscall_args(va_list ap) {
 static inline void skip_syscall_args(va_list ap) {
     const char* arg_type = va_arg(ap, const char*);
 
-    if (strcmp_static(arg_type, "const char *"))
+    if (strcmp_static(arg_type, "const char *") || strcmp_static(arg_type, "const char*"))
         va_arg(ap, const char*);
     else if (is_pointer(arg_type))
         va_arg(ap, void*);