diff --git a/changelog/2653.fixed.md b/changelog/2653.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb2885671d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2653.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed `nix::sys::ptrace::syscall_info`, which was not setting the `data` argument properly, causing garbage values to be returned.
diff --git a/examples/ptrace.rs b/examples/ptrace.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32cb22f0b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ptrace.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//! Traces a child process using `ptrace`.
+//!
+//! The child issues a single `write` syscall, which is printed upon entry and exit.
+
+#[cfg(all(target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu"))]
+fn main() {
+    let pid = unsafe { nix::unistd::fork().unwrap() };
+
+    match pid {
+        nix::unistd::ForkResult::Child => {
+            nix::sys::ptrace::traceme().unwrap();
+            nix::sys::signal::raise(nix::sys::signal::Signal::SIGCONT).unwrap();
+            println!("I'm issuing a syscall!");
+        }
+        nix::unistd::ForkResult::Parent { child } => {
+            nix::sys::wait::waitpid(Some(child), None).unwrap();
+            nix::sys::ptrace::setoptions(
+                child,
+                nix::sys::ptrace::Options::PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+            nix::sys::ptrace::syscall(child, None).unwrap();
+            nix::sys::wait::waitpid(Some(child), None).unwrap();
+            let syscall_info = nix::sys::ptrace::syscall_info(child).unwrap();
+            println!("{syscall_info:?}");
+            assert!(syscall_info.op == libc::PTRACE_SYSCALL_INFO_ENTRY);
+
+            nix::sys::ptrace::syscall(child, None).unwrap();
+            nix::sys::wait::waitpid(Some(child), None).unwrap();
+            let syscall_info = nix::sys::ptrace::syscall_info(child).unwrap();
+            println!("{syscall_info:?}");
+            assert!(syscall_info.op == libc::PTRACE_SYSCALL_INFO_EXIT);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(all(target_os = "linux", target_env = "gnu")))]
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs b/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs
index 8c1a46ba8d..d067ef5789 100644
--- a/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs
+++ b/src/sys/ptrace/linux.rs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ fn ptrace_get_data<T>(request: Request, pid: Pid) -> Result<T> {
         libc::ptrace(
             request as RequestType,
             libc::pid_t::from(pid),
-            ptr::null_mut::<T>(),
+            std::mem::size_of::<T>(),
             data.as_mut_ptr(),
         )
     };