1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/File/Copy.pm b/lib/File/Copy.pm
index 954d228ffd..984ef799b6 100644
--- a/lib/File/Copy.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Copy.pm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if ($^O eq 'MacOS') {
 my $use_vms_feature = 0;
 BEGIN {
     if ($^O eq 'VMS') {
-        if (eval 'require VMS::Feature') {
+        if (eval { local $SIG{__DIE__}; require VMS::Feature; }) {
             $use_vms_feature = 1;
         }
     }