diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index 311fe7e..dc2fa08 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -364,8 +364,9 @@
 
     The idea is for each object to have a unique origin, so this routine
     normalizes the result as much as possible."""
-    return os.path.normcase(
-        os.path.abspath(_filename or getsourcefile(object) or getfile(object)))
+    if _filename is None:
+        _filename = getsourcefile(object) or getfile(object)
+    return os.path.normcase(os.path.abspath(_filename))
 
 modulesbyfile = {}
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
index 912a24f..76f2566 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
         exec "def x(): pass" in m.__dict__
         self.assertEqual(inspect.getsourcefile(m.x.func_code), '<string>')
         del sys.modules[name]
+        inspect.getmodule(compile('a=10','','single'))
 
 class TestDecorators(GetSourceBase):
     fodderFile = mod2