diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 1131b00b1e..1d193e05f0 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "2.0.0"
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2013-06-16"
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 217
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 218
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2013
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 6
diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index a152a6990e..d95f040bc2 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,6 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
     int state;
     VALUE result = Qundef;
     VALUE envval;
-    VALUE absolute_path = Qnil;
     rb_thread_t *th = GET_THREAD();
     rb_env_t *env = NULL;
     rb_block_t block, *base_block;
@@ -1176,6 +1175,7 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
 	rb_binding_t *bind = 0;
 	rb_iseq_t *iseq;
 	volatile VALUE iseqval;
+	VALUE absolute_path = Qnil;
 
 	if (scope != Qnil) {
 	    if (rb_obj_is_kind_of(scope, rb_cBinding)) {