diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ba029647dc..70305a3820 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Sep  1 19:56:28 2009  Koichi Sasada  <ko1@atdot.net>
+
+	* vm_eval.c (eval_string_with_cref): fix to check local_table_size.
+	  [ruby-dev:39205] [Bug #2024]
+
 Mon Aug 31 16:20:41 2009  Yuki Sonoda (Yugui)  <yugui@yugui.jp>
 
 	* class.c (make_singleton_class): variable name changed.
diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index fa802ad04e..97466a0cd2 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
 
 	/* save new env */
 	GetISeqPtr(iseqval, iseq);
-	if (bind && iseq->local_size > 0) {
+	if (bind && iseq->local_table_size > 0) {
 	    bind->env = rb_vm_make_env_object(th, th->cfp);
 	}