diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 47853d686a..43404a91ab 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -8450,7 +8450,6 @@ rb_thread_schedule()
     rb_thread_t curr;
     int found = 0;
 
-    if (ruby_in_compile) abort();
     fd_set readfds;
     fd_set writefds;
     fd_set exceptfds;
@@ -8460,6 +8459,8 @@ rb_thread_schedule()
     int need_select = 0;
     int select_timeout = 0;
 
+    if (ruby_in_compile) abort();
+
     rb_thread_pending = 0;
     if (curr_thread == curr_thread->next
 	&& curr_thread->status == THREAD_RUNNABLE)