diff --git a/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb b/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb
index 4a7ca700c9..42b5106298 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb
@@ -201,6 +201,12 @@ class TestSymbol < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end;
   end
 
+  def test_to_proc_instance_exec
+    bug = '[ruby-core:78839] [Bug #13074] should evaluate on the argument'
+    assert_equal(2, BasicObject.new.instance_exec(1, &:succ), bug)
+    assert_equal(3, BasicObject.new.instance_exec(1, 2, &:+), bug)
+  end
+
   def test_call
     o = Object.new
     def o.foo(x, y); x + y; end
diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index c08a849e59..721ea00700 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -1591,7 +1591,8 @@ yield_under(VALUE under, VALUE self, int argc, const VALUE *argv)
 	    block_handler = vm_proc_to_block_handler(VM_BH_TO_PROC(block_handler));
 	    goto again;
 	  case block_handler_type_symbol:
-	    return rb_sym_proc_call(SYM2ID(VM_BH_TO_SYMBOL(block_handler)), 1, &self, VM_BLOCK_HANDLER_NONE);
+	    return rb_sym_proc_call(SYM2ID(VM_BH_TO_SYMBOL(block_handler)),
+				    argc, argv, VM_BLOCK_HANDLER_NONE);
 	}
 
 	new_captured.self = self;