diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/bin/_babel-node b/packages/babel-cli/bin/_babel-node
index 3f635d6794..16da983be0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/bin/_babel-node
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/bin/_babel-node
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ if (program.eval || program.print) {
 
     // add back on node and concat the sliced args
     process.argv = ["node"].concat(args);
+    process.execArgv.unshift(__filename);
 
     Module.runMain();
   } else {