4 files changed, 12 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/op.c b/op.c
index 19d7d5e43c..88a31d33fa 100644
--- a/op.c
+++ b/op.c
@@ -3092,6 +3092,7 @@ Perl_newUNOP(pTHX_ I32 type, I32 flags, OP *first)
 	|| (PL_opargs[type] & OA_CLASS_MASK) == OA_FILESTATOP
 	|| (PL_opargs[type] & OA_CLASS_MASK) == OA_LOOPEXOP
 	|| type == OP_SASSIGN
+	|| type == OP_ENTERTRY
 	|| type == OP_NULL );
 
     if (!first)
@@ -6600,8 +6601,6 @@ Perl_ck_eval(pTHX_ OP *o)
 	    /* establish postfix order */
 	    enter->op_next = (OP*)enter;
 
-	    CHECKOP(OP_ENTERTRY, enter);
-
 	    o = prepend_elem(OP_LINESEQ, (OP*)enter, (OP*)kid);
 	    o->op_type = OP_LEAVETRY;
 	    o->op_ppaddr = PL_ppaddr[OP_LEAVETRY];
diff --git a/opcode.h b/opcode.h
index 741d6414e2..0849839c7a 100644
--- a/opcode.h
+++ b/opcode.h
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ EXT Perl_check_t PL_check[] /* or perlvars.h */
 	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_svconst),	/* hintseval */
 	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_eval),	/* entereval */
 	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_null),	/* leaveeval */
-	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_null),	/* entertry */
+	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_eval),	/* entertry */
 	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_null),	/* leavetry */
 	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_fun),	/* ghbyname */
 	MEMBER_TO_FPTR(Perl_ck_fun),	/* ghbyaddr */
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ EXTCONST U32 PL_opargs[] = {
 	0x00000c04,	/* hintseval */
 	0x00003640,	/* entereval */
 	0x00002200,	/* leaveeval */
-	0x00000600,	/* entertry */
+	0x00001640,	/* entertry */
 	0x00000800,	/* leavetry */
 	0x00003600,	/* ghbyname */
 	0x00022800,	/* ghbyaddr */
diff --git a/opcode.pl b/opcode.pl
index 1b9add7629..01db025242 100755
--- a/opcode.pl
+++ b/opcode.pl
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ hintseval	eval hints		ck_svconst	s$
 entereval	eval "string"		ck_eval		d%	S
 leaveeval	eval "string" exit	ck_null		1	S
 #evalonce	eval constant string	ck_null		d1	S
-entertry	eval {block}		ck_null		|	
+entertry	eval {block}		ck_eval		d%	
 leavetry	eval {block} exit	ck_null		@	
 
 # Get system info.
diff --git a/toke.c b/toke.c
index 2ec5f2d95a..db9eca3ca7 100644
--- a/toke.c
+++ b/toke.c
@@ -6589,8 +6589,14 @@ Perl_yylex(pTHX)
 
 	case KEY_eval:
 	    s = SKIPSPACE1(s);
-	    PL_expect = (*s == '{') ? XTERMBLOCK : XTERM;
-	    UNIBRACK(OP_ENTEREVAL);
+	    if (*s == '{') { /* block eval */
+		PL_expect = XTERMBLOCK;
+		UNIBRACK(OP_ENTERTRY);
+	    }
+	    else { /* string eval */
+		PL_expect = XTERM;
+		UNIBRACK(OP_ENTEREVAL);
+	    }
 
 	case KEY_eof:
 	    UNI(OP_EOF);