diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 1544002..e7a07e3 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -7781,9 +7781,9 @@ Works and prints `hello`:
 ./run-toolchain --arch x86_64  gcc -- -static -o x86_64.out  "$(./getvar kernel_modules_src_dir)/user/hello.c"
 ./run-toolchain --arch arm     gcc -- -static -o arm.out     "$(./getvar kernel_modules_src_dir)/user/hello.c"
 ./run-toolchain --arch aarch64 gcc -- -static -o aarch64.out "$(./getvar kernel_modules_src_dir)/user/hello.c"
-"$(./getvar --arch x86_64  --gem5 executable)" "$(./getvar gem5_se_file)" -c ./x86_64.out
-"$(./getvar --arch arm     --gem5 executable)" "$(./getvar gem5_se_file)" -c ./arm.out
-"$(./getvar --arch aarch64 --gem5 executable)" "$(./getvar gem5_se_file)" -c ./aarch64.out
+./run-gem5-se --arch x86_64  ./x86_64.out
+./run-gem5-se --arch arm     ./arm.out
+./run-gem5-se --arch aarch64 ./aarch64.out
 ....
 
 But I think this is unreliable, and only works because we are using uclibc which does not check the kernel version as glibc does: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48959349/how-to-solve-fatal-kernel-too-old-when-running-gem5-in-syscall-emulation-se-m/50542301#50542301
@@ -7791,9 +7791,9 @@ But I think this is unreliable, and only works because we are using uclibc which
 Ignoring that insanity, we then try it with dynamically linked executables:
 
 ....
-"$(./getvar --arch x86_64  --gem5 executable)" "$(./getvar gem5_se_file)" -c "$(./getvar --arch x86_64  --gem5 target_dir)/hello.out"
-"$(./getvar --arch arm     --gem5 executable)" "$(./getvar gem5_se_file)" -c "$(./getvar --arch arm     --gem5 target_dir)/hello.out"
-"$(./getvar --arch aarch64 --gem5 executable)" "$(./getvar gem5_se_file)" -c "$(./getvar --arch aarch64 --gem5 target_dir)/hello.out"
+./run-gem5-se --arch x86_64  "$(./getvar --arch x86_64  --gem5 target_dir)/hello.out"
+./run-gem5-se --arch arm     "$(./getvar --arch arm     --gem5 target_dir)/hello.out"
+./run-gem5-se --arch aarch64 "$(./getvar --arch aarch64 --gem5 target_dir)/hello.out"
 ....
 
 But at 185c2730cc78d5adda683d76c0e3b35e7cb534f0 they fail with:
diff --git a/run-gem5-se b/run-gem5-se
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e961305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-gem5-se
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import common
+
+parser = common.get_argparse(
+    default_args={'gem5':True},
+    argparse_args={'description':'Run executable in gem5 se.py syscall emulation mode'}
+)
+parser.add_argument(
+    'executable',
+)
+args = common.setup(parser)
+common.run_cmd([common.executable, common.gem5_se_file, '-c', args.executable])