diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 110530f89f..22eadc8d25 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -9783,7 +9783,7 @@ iseq_compile_each0(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ANCHOR *const ret, const NODE *const no
         if (nd_fl_newline(node)) {
             int event = RUBY_EVENT_LINE;
             ISEQ_COMPILE_DATA(iseq)->last_line = line;
-            if (ISEQ_COVERAGE(iseq) && ISEQ_LINE_COVERAGE(iseq)) {
+            if (line > 0 && ISEQ_COVERAGE(iseq) && ISEQ_LINE_COVERAGE(iseq)) {
                 event |= RUBY_EVENT_COVERAGE_LINE;
             }
             ADD_TRACE(ret, event);
diff --git a/prism_compile.c b/prism_compile.c
index b60ca0ac68..15b5f1cb41 100644
--- a/prism_compile.c
+++ b/prism_compile.c
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@ pm_compile_node(rb_iseq_t *iseq, const pm_node_t *node, LINK_ANCHOR *const ret,
         int event = RUBY_EVENT_LINE;
 
         ISEQ_COMPILE_DATA(iseq)->last_line = lineno;
-        if (ISEQ_COVERAGE(iseq) && ISEQ_LINE_COVERAGE(iseq)) {
+        if (lineno > 0 && ISEQ_COVERAGE(iseq) && ISEQ_LINE_COVERAGE(iseq)) {
             event |= RUBY_EVENT_COVERAGE_LINE;
         }
         ADD_TRACE(ret, event);
diff --git a/test/coverage/test_coverage.rb b/test/coverage/test_coverage.rb
index 16be47b458..4751bec6d5 100644
--- a/test/coverage/test_coverage.rb
+++ b/test/coverage/test_coverage.rb
@@ -181,6 +181,23 @@ class TestCoverage < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end;
   end
 
+  def test_eval_negative_lineno
+    assert_in_out_err(["-rcoverage"], <<-"end;", ["[1, 1, 1]"], [])
+      Coverage.start(eval: true, lines: true)
+
+      eval(<<-RUBY, TOPLEVEL_BINDING, "test.rb", -2)
+      p # -2 # Not subject to measurement
+      p # -1 # Not subject to measurement
+      p #  0 # Not subject to measurement
+      p #  1 # Subject to measurement
+      p #  2 # Subject to measurement
+      p #  3 # Subject to measurement
+      RUBY
+
+      p Coverage.result["test.rb"][:lines]
+    end;
+  end
+
   def test_coverage_supported
     assert Coverage.supported?(:lines)
     assert Coverage.supported?(:oneshot_lines)
diff --git a/thread.c b/thread.c
index bcafbaacfa..51316c100e 100644
--- a/thread.c
+++ b/thread.c
@@ -5589,6 +5589,7 @@ update_line_coverage(VALUE data, const rb_trace_arg_t *trace_arg)
         VALUE lines = RARRAY_AREF(coverage, COVERAGE_INDEX_LINES);
         if (lines) {
             long line = rb_sourceline() - 1;
+            VM_ASSERT(line >= 0);
             long count;
             VALUE num;
             void rb_iseq_clear_event_flags(const rb_iseq_t *iseq, size_t pos, rb_event_flag_t reset);
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 149c58e500..d6924e761f 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 8
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 145
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 146
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"
 #include "ruby/internal/abi.h"