1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/irb/workspace.rb b/lib/irb/workspace.rb
index aa28db5502..9ce84b60fa 100644
--- a/lib/irb/workspace.rb
+++ b/lib/irb/workspace.rb
@@ -111,8 +111,11 @@ EOF
       file, pos = @binding.eval('[__FILE__, __LINE__]')
 
       unless defined?(::SCRIPT_LINES__[file]) && lines = ::SCRIPT_LINES__[file]
-        return unless File.exist?(file)
-        lines = File.readlines(file)
+        begin
+          lines = File.readlines(file)
+        rescue SystemCallError
+          return
+        end
       end
       pos -= 1