diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
index 47b7610d4d..98dfcece8b 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def evaluate_condition(condition, record)
         case condition
           when Symbol; record.send(condition)
-          when String; eval(condition, record.send(:binding))
+          when String; eval(condition, record.instance_eval { binding })
           else
             if condition_block?(condition)
               condition.call(record)