diff --git a/src/App/FreeCADInit.py b/src/App/FreeCADInit.py
index 52ae425b45..471f435dc4 100644
--- a/src/App/FreeCADInit.py
+++ b/src/App/FreeCADInit.py
@@ -1204,7 +1204,7 @@ class DirMod(Mod):
         try:
             source = init_py.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
             code = compile(source, init_py, 'exec')
-            exec(code)
+            exec(code, {"__file__": str(init_py)})
         except Exception as ex:
             Log(f"Init:      Initializing {self.path!s}... failed")
             Log(utils.HLine)
diff --git a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
index 90f9edc01e..eba658a363 100644
--- a/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
+++ b/src/Gui/FreeCADGuiInit.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class DirModGui(ModGui):
             try:
                 source = init_gui_py.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
                 code = compile(source, init_gui_py, "exec")
-                exec(code)
+                exec(code, {"__file__": str(init_gui_py)})
             except Exception as ex:
                 sep = "-" * 100 + "\n"
                 Log(f"Init:      Initializing {target!s}... failed\n")