diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index cbc0632484b832..498ee7ab9eaf8a 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -946,6 +946,9 @@ def getsourcefile(object):
     elif any(filename.endswith(s) for s in
                  importlib.machinery.EXTENSION_SUFFIXES):
         return None
+    # return a filename found in the linecache even if it doesn't exist on disk
+    if filename in linecache.cache:
+        return filename
     if os.path.exists(filename):
         return filename
     # only return a non-existent filename if the module has a PEP 302 loader
@@ -954,9 +957,6 @@ def getsourcefile(object):
         return filename
     elif getattr(getattr(module, "__spec__", None), "loader", None) is not None:
         return filename
-    # or it is in the linecache
-    elif filename in linecache.cache:
-        return filename
 
 def getabsfile(object, _filename=None):
     """Return an absolute path to the source or compiled file for an object.