1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gv.c b/gv.c
index e4bd3943c1..65c29717c0 100644
--- a/gv.c
+++ b/gv.c
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ Perl_gv_fetchfile_flags(pTHX_ const char *const name, const STRLEN namelen,
 #else
 	sv_setpvn(GvSV(gv), name, namelen);
 #endif
-	if (PERLDB_LINE || PERLDB_SAVESRC)
-	    hv_magic(GvHVn(gv_AVadd(gv)), NULL, PERL_MAGIC_dbfile);
     }
+    if ((PERLDB_LINE || PERLDB_SAVESRC) && !GvAV(gv))
+	    hv_magic(GvHVn(gv_AVadd(gv)), NULL, PERL_MAGIC_dbfile);
     if (tmpbuf != smallbuf)
 	Safefree(tmpbuf);
     return gv;