diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index 0dcbafa..b2b9fea 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -960,10 +960,12 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
     rb_block_t block;
     volatile int parse_in_eval;
     volatile int mild_compile_error;
+    volatile int has_empty_file_arg = FALSE;
 
     if (file == 0) {
 	file = rb_sourcefile();
 	line = rb_sourceline();
+	has_empty_file_arg = TRUE;
     }
 
     parse_in_eval = th->parse_in_eval;
@@ -977,7 +979,7 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
 	    if (rb_obj_is_kind_of(scope, rb_cBinding)) {
 		GetBindingPtr(scope, bind);
 		envval = bind->env;
-		if (strcmp(file, "(eval)") == 0 && bind->filename != Qnil) {
+		if (has_empty_file_arg && strcmp(file, "(eval)") == 0 && bind->filename != Qnil) {
 		    file = RSTRING_PTR(bind->filename);
 		    line = bind->line_no;
 		}
@@ -1035,7 +1037,7 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
     if (state) {
 	if (state == TAG_RAISE) {
 	    VALUE errinfo = th->errinfo;
-	    if (strcmp(file, "(eval)") == 0) {
+	    if (has_empty_file_arg && strcmp(file, "(eval)") == 0) {
 		VALUE mesg, errat, bt2;
 		extern VALUE rb_get_backtrace(VALUE info);
 		ID id_mesg;