diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/nodes/RNode.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/nodes/RNode.java
index d585d0de6206aa59094ed82bbaffe231a7aae8ce..90764cd79f7da521d4e450f076249047ed89c7eb 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/nodes/RNode.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.runtime/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/runtime/nodes/RNode.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public abstract class RNode extends RBaseNode implements RInstrumentableNode {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isInstrumentable() {
-        return true;
+        return (this instanceof RSyntaxElement && ((RSyntaxElement) this).getLazySourceSection() != null) || getSourceSection() != null;
     }
 
     @Override