diff --git a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
index dbaf4f796e..0dd7162ed5 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
+++ b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/salary_slip.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License v3. See license.txt
 
 
+import unicodedata
 from datetime import date
 
 import frappe
@@ -1047,14 +1048,14 @@ def eval_condition_and_formula(self, struct_row, data):
 		try:
 			condition = sanitize_expression(struct_row.condition)
 			if condition:
-				if not frappe.safe_eval(condition, self.whitelisted_globals, data):
+				if not _safe_eval(condition, self.whitelisted_globals, data):
 					return None
 			amount = struct_row.amount
 			if struct_row.amount_based_on_formula:
 				formula = sanitize_expression(struct_row.formula)
 				if formula:
 					amount = flt(
-						frappe.safe_eval(formula, self.whitelisted_globals, data), struct_row.precision("amount")
+						_safe_eval(formula, self.whitelisted_globals, data), struct_row.precision("amount")
 					)
 			if amount:
 				data[struct_row.abbr] = amount
@@ -2235,3 +2236,51 @@ def throw_error_message(row, error, title, description=None):
 	).format(**data)
 
 	frappe.throw(message, title=title)
+
+
+def _safe_eval(code: str, eval_globals: dict | None = None, eval_locals: dict | None = None):
+	"""Old version of safe_eval from framework.
+
+	Note: current frappe.safe_eval transforms code so if you have nested
+	iterations with too much depth then it can hit recursion limit of python.
+	There's no workaround for this and people need large formulas in some
+	countries so this is alternate implementation for that.
+
+	WARNING: DO NOT use this function anywhere else outside of this file.
+	"""
+	code = unicodedata.normalize("NFKC", code)
+
+	_check_attributes(code)
+
+	whitelisted_globals = {"int": int, "float": float, "long": int, "round": round}
+	if not eval_globals:
+		eval_globals = {}
+
+	eval_globals["__builtins__"] = {}
+	eval_globals.update(whitelisted_globals)
+	return eval(code, eval_globals, eval_locals)  # nosemgrep
+
+
+def _check_attributes(code: str) -> None:
+	import ast
+
+	from frappe.utils.safe_exec import UNSAFE_ATTRIBUTES
+
+	unsafe_attrs = set(UNSAFE_ATTRIBUTES).union(["__"]) - {"format"}
+
+	for attribute in unsafe_attrs:
+		if attribute in code:
+			raise SyntaxError(f'Illegal rule {frappe.bold(code)}. Cannot use "{attribute}"')
+
+	BLOCKED_NODES = (ast.NamedExpr,)
+
+	tree = ast.parse(code, mode="eval")
+	for node in ast.walk(tree):
+		if isinstance(node, BLOCKED_NODES):
+			raise SyntaxError(f"Operation not allowed: line {node.lineno} column {node.col_offset}")
+		if (
+			isinstance(node, ast.Attribute)
+			and isinstance(node.attr, str)
+			and node.attr in UNSAFE_ATTRIBUTES
+		):
+			raise SyntaxError(f'Illegal rule {frappe.bold(code)}. Cannot use "{node.attr}"')
diff --git a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
index 7abe17b25d..3097347332 100644
--- a/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
+++ b/hrms/payroll/doctype/salary_slip/test_salary_slip.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@
 	create_payroll_period,
 )
 from hrms.payroll.doctype.payroll_entry.payroll_entry import get_month_details
-from hrms.payroll.doctype.salary_slip.salary_slip import make_salary_slip_from_timesheet
+from hrms.payroll.doctype.salary_slip.salary_slip import (
+	_safe_eval,
+	make_salary_slip_from_timesheet,
+)
 from hrms.payroll.doctype.salary_structure.salary_structure import make_salary_slip
 from hrms.tests.test_utils import get_first_sunday
 
@@ -1387,6 +1390,41 @@ def test_variable_tax_component(self):
 		self.assertListEqual(tax_component, ["_Test TDS"])
 
 
+class TestSalarySlipSafeEval(FrappeTestCase):
+	def test_safe_eval_for_salary_slip(self):
+		TEST_CASES = {
+			"1+1": 2,
+			'"abc" in "abl"': False,
+			'"a" in "abl"': True,
+			'"a" in ("a", "b")': True,
+			'"a" in {"a", "b"}': True,
+			'"a" in {"a": 1, "b": 2}': True,
+			'"a" in ["a" ,"b"]': True,
+		}
+
+		for code, result in TEST_CASES.items():
+			self.assertEqual(_safe_eval(code), result)
+
+		self.assertRaises(NameError, _safe_eval, "frappe.utils.os.path", {})
+
+		# Doc/dict objects
+		user = frappe.new_doc("User")
+		user.user_type = "System User"
+		user.enabled = 1
+		self.assertTrue(_safe_eval("user_type == 'System User'", eval_locals=user.as_dict()))
+		self.assertEqual(
+			"System User Test", _safe_eval("user_type + ' Test'", eval_locals=user.as_dict())
+		)
+		self.assertEqual(1, _safe_eval("int(enabled)", eval_locals=user.as_dict()))
+
+		# Walrus not allowed
+		self.assertRaises(SyntaxError, _safe_eval, "(x := (40+2))")
+
+		# Format check but saner
+		self.assertTrue(_safe_eval("'x' != 'Information Techonology'"))
+		self.assertRaises(SyntaxError, _safe_eval, "'blah'.format(1)")
+
+
 def make_income_tax_components():
 	tax_components = [
 		{