diff --git a/src/ex_eval.c b/src/ex_eval.c
index 8d1fd87..d68e792 100644
--- a/src/ex_eval.c
+++ b/src/ex_eval.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
 		    // reaching do_errthrow().
 		    elem->sfile = estack_sfile(ESTACK_NONE);
 		    elem->slnum = SOURCING_LNUM;
+		    elem->msg_compiling = estack_compiling;
 		}
 	    }
 	}