2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index f324ebbad51..676ce21ff14 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-01-16  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * emacs-lisp/trace.el (trace--read-args): Use a closure and an honest
+        call to `eval' rather than a backquoted lambda.
+
 2013-01-15  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
         * emacs-lisp/nadvice.el (advice--tweak): Make it possible for `tweak'
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el
index fb1b995be2b..09c4969cf18 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/trace.el
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ be printed along with the arguments in the trace."
                (read-from-minibuffer "Context expression: "
                                      nil read-expression-map t
                                      'read-expression-history))))
-        `(lambda ()
-           (let ((print-circle t))
-             (concat " [" (prin1-to-string ,exp) "]"))))))))
+        (lambda ()
+          (let ((print-circle t))
+            (concat " [" (prin1-to-string (eval exp t)) "]"))))))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun trace-function-foreground (function &optional buffer context)