diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/argv.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/argv.py
index b5b867c297..9db1150d87 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/argv.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/argv.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import Integration
-from sentry_sdk.scope import add_global_event_processor
+from sentry_sdk.scope import add_global_event_processor, should_send_default_pii
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def processor(event: "Event", hint: "Optional[Hint]") -> "Optional[Event]":
                 extra = event.setdefault("extra", {})
                 # If some event processor decided to set extra to e.g. an
                 # `int`, don't crash. Not here.
-                if isinstance(extra, dict):
+                if isinstance(extra, dict) and should_send_default_pii():
                     extra["sys.argv"] = sys.argv
 
             return event
diff --git a/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py b/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py
index db1e5fec4b..6150e63b4b 100644
--- a/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py
+++ b/tests/new_scopes_compat/test_new_scopes_compat_event.py
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ def create_expected_error_event(trx, span):
                 "extra1": "extra1_value",
                 "extra2": "extra2_value",
                 "should_be_removed_by_event_scrubber": "[Filtered]",
-                "sys.argv": "[Filtered]",
             },
             "breadcrumbs": {
                 "values": [
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ def create_expected_error_event(trx, span):
                     "should_be_removed_by_event_scrubber": {
                         "": {"rem": [["!config", "s"]]}
                     },
-                    "sys.argv": {"": {"rem": [["!config", "s"]]}},
                 },
             },
         }
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ def create_expected_transaction_event(trx, span):
                 "extra1": "extra1_value",
                 "extra2": "extra2_value",
                 "should_be_removed_by_event_scrubber": "[Filtered]",
-                "sys.argv": "[Filtered]",
             },
             "release": "0.1.2rc3",
             "environment": "checking-compatibility-with-sdk1",
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ def create_expected_transaction_event(trx, span):
                     "should_be_removed_by_event_scrubber": {
                         "": {"rem": [["!config", "s"]]}
                     },
-                    "sys.argv": {"": {"rem": [["!config", "s"]]}},
                 },
             },
         }
@@ -316,8 +312,7 @@ def _init_sentry_sdk(sentry_init):
         before_send_transaction=_test_before_send_transaction,
         before_breadcrumb=_test_before_breadcrumb,
         event_scrubber=EventScrubber(
-            denylist=DEFAULT_DENYLIST
-            + ["should_be_removed_by_event_scrubber", "sys.argv"]
+            denylist=DEFAULT_DENYLIST + ["should_be_removed_by_event_scrubber"]
         ),
         send_default_pii=False,
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,