diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
index b7257add7..eaa95d1c3 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ to a pop up buffer."
    (string-trim-right
     (condition-case-unless-debug e
         (let ((result
-               (let ((debug-on-error t))
-                 (eval (read (format "(progn %s)" (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end)))
-                       `((buffer-file-name . ,(buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer)))
-                         (doom--current-module
-                          . ,(ignore-errors
-                               (doom-module-from-path buffer-file-name))))))))
+               (let ((buffer-file-name
+                      (buffer-file-name (buffer-base-buffer)))
+                     (doom--current-module
+                      (ignore-errors (doom-module-from-path buffer-file-name)))
+                     (debug-on-error t))
+                 (eval (read (format "(progn %s)"
+                                     (buffer-substring-no-properties beg end)))
+                       lexical-binding))))
           (require 'pp)
           (replace-regexp-in-string "\\\\n" "\n" (pp-to-string result)))
       (error (error-message-string e))))