diff --git a/base/opaque_closure.jl b/base/opaque_closure.jl
index 9891db20249fb..08196f20a3099 100644
--- a/base/opaque_closure.jl
+++ b/base/opaque_closure.jl
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function Core.OpaqueClosure(ir::IRCode, @nospecialize env...;
                             do_compile::Bool = true)
     # NOTE: we need ir.argtypes[1] == typeof(env)
     ir = Core.Compiler.copy(ir)
+    # if the user didn't specify a definition MethodInstance or filename Symbol to use for the debuginfo, set a filename now
+    @something ir.debuginfo.def ir.debuginfo.def=var"generated IR for OpaqueClosure"
     nargs = length(ir.argtypes)-1
     sig = compute_oc_signature(ir, nargs, isva)
     rt = compute_ir_rettype(ir)
diff --git a/test/compiler/interpreter_exec.jl b/test/compiler/interpreter_exec.jl
index e76cd70361931..afa81a871839f 100644
--- a/test/compiler/interpreter_exec.jl
+++ b/test/compiler/interpreter_exec.jl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ let m = Meta.@lower 1 + 1
         QuoteNode(:b),
         GlobalRef(@__MODULE__, :test29262),
         # block 2
-        EnterNode(11),
+        EnterNode(12),
         # block 3
         UpsilonNode(),
         UpsilonNode(),
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ let m = Meta.@lower 1 + 1
         UpsilonNode(SSAValue(1)),
         # block 5
         Expr(:throw_undef_if_not, :expected, false),
+        ReturnNode(), # unreachable
         # block 6
         PhiCNode(Any[SSAValue(5), SSAValue(7), SSAValue(9)]), # NULL, :a, :b
         PhiCNode(Any[SSAValue(6)]), # NULL
+        Expr(:pop_exception, SSAValue(4)),
         # block 7
-        ReturnNode(SSAValue(11)),
+        ReturnNode(SSAValue(12)),
     ]
     nstmts = length(src.code)
     src.ssavaluetypes = nstmts
@@ -106,4 +108,5 @@ let m = Meta.@lower 1 + 1
     @test :a === @eval $m
     global test29262 = false
     @test :b === @eval $m
+    @test isempty(Base.catch_stack())
 end