diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 46b8217e7e..4db18eb309 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -1364,12 +1364,10 @@ iseq_set_exception_local_table(rb_iseq_t *iseq)
     /* TODO: every id table is same -> share it.
      * Current problem is iseq_free().
      */
-    ID id_dollar_bang;
     ID *ids = (ID *)ALLOC_N(ID, 1);
 
-    CONST_ID(id_dollar_bang, "#$!");
     iseq->body->local_table_size = 1;
-    ids[0] = id_dollar_bang;
+    ids[0] = idERROR_INFO;
     iseq->body->local_table = ids;
     return COMPILE_OK;
 }
diff --git a/defs/id.def b/defs/id.def
index 91a9768ad6..24ca5d3f9f 100644
--- a/defs/id.def
+++ b/defs/id.def
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ firstline, predefined = __LINE__+1, %[\
 
   $_                                                    LASTLINE
   $~                                                    BACKREF
+  $!                                                    ERROR_INFO
 ]
 
 # VM ID         OP      Parser Token