diff --git a/src/xschem.tcl b/src/xschem.tcl
index b494d834..431d22b6 100644
--- a/src/xschem.tcl
+++ b/src/xschem.tcl
@@ -4494,13 +4494,14 @@ proc tclpropeval {s instname symname} {
 
 # this hook is called in translate() if whole string is contained in a tcleval(...) construct
 proc tclpropeval2 {s} {
-  global debug_tcleval env path debug_var
+  global debug_tcleval env path debug_var sch_basename
 
   set raw_level [xschem get raw_level]
   set netlist_type [xschem get netlist_type]
   # puts "tclpropeval2: s=|$s|"
   if {$debug_var <=-1} {puts "tclpropeval2: $s"}
   set path [string range [xschem get sch_path] 1 end]
+  set sch_basename [file rootname [xschem get current_name]]
   # skip hierarchy components above the level where raw file has been loaded. 
   # node path names to look up in raw file begin from there.
   set skip 0