diff --git a/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_source.py b/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_source.py
index 830a9ee..82cb830 100644
--- a/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_source.py
+++ b/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_source.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _BPF_PROGRAM = r"""
 #include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#define ARGLEN 160
+#define ARGLEN 128
 
 struct data_t {
     u32 pid;
@@ -64,6 +64,42 @@ int syscall__execve(struct pt_regs *ctx,
 """
 
 
+def attach_kprobe_candidates(bpf, syscall: str, fn_name: str,
+                             extra: tuple[str, ...] = ()) -> str:
+    """Attach a kprobe to the first syscall symbol that exists on this kernel."""
+    candidates = []
+    try:
+        candidates.append(bpf.get_syscall_fnname(syscall))
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    candidates.extend(extra)
+    candidates.extend([
+        f"__x64_sys_{syscall}",
+        f"__x64_sys_{syscall}at",
+        f"__arm64_sys_{syscall}",
+        f"__arm64_sys_{syscall}at",
+        f"__ia32_sys_{syscall}",
+        f"__ia32_sys_{syscall}at",
+        f"__sys_{syscall}",
+        f"sys_{syscall}",
+    ])
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    last_exc: Exception | None = None
+    for fnname in candidates:
+        if not fnname or fnname in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(fnname)
+        try:
+            bpf.attach_kprobe(event=fnname, fn_name=fn_name)
+            return fnname
+        except Exception as exc:
+            last_exc = exc
+            continue
+    raise RuntimeError(
+        f"could not attach {syscall} kprobe (tried {', '.join(sorted(seen))})"
+    ) from last_exc
+
+
 def available() -> tuple[bool, str]:
     """Return (ok, reason). ok=True means the probe can be loaded."""
     if os.geteuid() != 0:
@@ -91,11 +127,14 @@ class BccExecSource:
         from bcc import BPF
 
         self._bpf = BPF(text=_BPF_PROGRAM)
-        fnname = self._bpf.get_syscall_fnname("execve")
-        self._bpf.attach_kprobe(event=fnname, fn_name="syscall__execve")
+        fnname = self._attach_execve_probe()
         self._bpf["events"].open_perf_buffer(self._handle, page_cnt=64)
         self._running = True
 
+    def _attach_execve_probe(self) -> str:
+        assert self._bpf is not None
+        return attach_kprobe_candidates(self._bpf, "execve", "syscall__execve")
+
     def poll(self, timeout_ms: int = 200) -> None:
         if self._bpf is not None:
             self._bpf.perf_buffer_poll(timeout=timeout_ms)
diff --git a/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_syscall_source.py b/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_syscall_source.py
index 5b48a19..44e2eb6 100644
--- a/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_syscall_source.py
+++ b/enodia_sentinel/events/bcc_syscall_source.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Callable
 
-from .bcc_source import _decode, available
+from .bcc_source import _decode, attach_kprobe_candidates, available
 from .syscall_event import SyscallEvent
 
 _BPF_PROGRAM = r"""
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ class BccSyscallSource:
         attached = 0
         for syscall, fn_name in _PROBES.items():
             try:
-                event = self._bpf.get_syscall_fnname(syscall)
-                self._bpf.attach_kprobe(event=event, fn_name=fn_name)
+                attach_kprobe_candidates(self._bpf, syscall, fn_name)
                 attached += 1
             except Exception as exc:
                 self.attach_errors.append(f"{syscall}: {exc!r}")