diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_editor.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_editor.lua
index a15fd33613..85090c06fb 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/_editor.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_editor.lua
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ local function traceback()
     if not info then
       break
     end
-    local msg = ('  %s:%s'):format(info.source:sub(2), info.currentline)
+    local msg = ('  %s:%s'):format(info.source:gsub('^@', ''), info.currentline)
     table.insert(backtrace, msg)
     level = level + 1
   end
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/loader.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/loader.lua
index c6aba5593f..c0431875bc 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/loader.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/loader.lua
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ function M._profile(opts)
 
   if opts and opts.loaders then
     for l, loader in pairs(loaders) do
-      local loc = debug.getinfo(loader, 'Sn').source:sub(2)
+      local loc = debug.getinfo(loader, 'Sn').source:gsub('^@', '')
       loaders[l] = track('loader ' .. l .. ': ' .. loc, loader)
     end
   end
diff --git a/src/gen/gen_vimdoc.lua b/src/gen/gen_vimdoc.lua
index 68912cf0b5..2750202dd9 100755
--- a/src/gen/gen_vimdoc.lua
+++ b/src/gen/gen_vimdoc.lua
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ end
 
 --- @return string
 local function get_script_path()
-  local str = debug.getinfo(2, 'S').source:sub(2)
+  local str = debug.getinfo(2, 'S').source:gsub('^@', '')
   return str:match('(.*[/\\])') or './'
 end
 
diff --git a/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua b/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua
index fb8df27a50..b8cc38dff9 100644
--- a/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ describe('user config init', function()
           string.format(
             [[
           vim.g.exrc_file = "%s"
-          vim.g.exrc_path = debug.getinfo(1, 'S').source:sub(2)
+          vim.g.exrc_path = debug.getinfo(1, 'S').source:gsub('^@', '')
         ]],
             exrc_path
           )