diff --git a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
index 1187c7338748..87b1f983d80e 100644
--- a/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
+++ b/src/ng/directive/ngInclude.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ var ngIncludeDirective = ['$http', '$templateCache', '$anchorScroll', '$compile'
               $compile(contents)(childScope);
 
               if (isDefined(autoScrollExp) && (!autoScrollExp || scope.$eval(autoScrollExp))) {
-                $anchorScroll();
+                scope.$evalAsync($anchorScroll);
               }
 
               childScope.$emit('$includeContentLoaded');