diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index d143606be..207b02718 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ nav_order: 6
 
 ## main
 
+* Fix segfault when coverage of eval'd code is enabled with Rails 8.1 ERB templates and view annotations are disabled.
+
+    *Josh Adam*
+
 * Add `protocol` parameter to `with_request_url` test helper to enable testing with HTTPS protocol.
 
     *Joel Hawksley*
diff --git a/lib/view_component/template.rb b/lib/view_component/template.rb
index afa1f8aec..f7c484dd6 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/template.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/template.rb
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ def defined_on_self?
     def compile_to_component
       @component.silence_redefinition_of_method(call_method_name)
 
+      safe_lineno = coverage_running? && @lineno.to_i.negative? ? 1 : @lineno
+
       # rubocop:disable Style/EvalWithLocation
-      @component.class_eval <<~RUBY, @path, @lineno
+      @component.class_eval <<~RUBY, @path, safe_lineno
         def #{call_method_name}
           #{compiled_source}
         end
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/inline_template_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/inline_template_test.rb
index 60fa38adf..0a8d1083f 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/inline_template_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/inline_template_test.rb
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class InlineComponentDerivedFromComponentSupportingVariants < Level2Component
   def with_coverage_running
     require "coverage"
     already_running = Coverage.running?
-    Coverage.start unless already_running
+    Coverage.start(lines: true, branches: true, eval: true) unless already_running
     yield
   ensure
     Coverage.result unless already_running