diff --git a/lib/view_component/compiler.rb b/lib/view_component/compiler.rb
index 1a4ed9bb2..c9c22a64b 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/compiler.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def call
           SOURCE
           # rubocop:disable Style/EvalWithLocation
           if frozen_string_literal
-            component_class.class_eval("# frozen_string_literal: true\n#{source}", template.path, template.lineno - 1)
+            component_class.class_eval(source.prepend("# frozen_string_literal: true\n"), template.path, template.lineno - 1)
           else
             component_class.class_eval(source, template.path, template.lineno)
           end
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def #{method_name}
             SOURCE
             # rubocop:disable Style/EvalWithLocation
             if frozen_string_literal
-              component_class.class_eval("# frozen_string_literal: true\n#{source}", template[:path], -1)
+              component_class.class_eval(source.prepend("# frozen_string_literal: true\n"), template[:path], -1)
             else
               component_class.class_eval(source, template[:path], 0)
             end