1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/compile.c b/compile.c
index 21971830ea..ea6b74d18d 100644
--- a/compile.c
+++ b/compile.c
@@ -3989,18 +3989,17 @@ compile_array(rb_iseq_t *iseq, LINK_ANCHOR *const ret, const NODE *const node_ro
 			    }
 			}
 			if (kw) {
-			    VALUE nhash = (i > 0 || !first) ? INT2FIX(2) : INT2FIX(1);
 			    if (!popped) {
 				ADD_INSN1(ret, line, putspecialobject, INT2FIX(VM_SPECIAL_OBJECT_VMCORE));
 				if (i > 0 || !first) ADD_INSN(ret, line, swap);
+				else ADD_INSN1(ret, line, newhash, INT2FIX(0));
 			    }
 			    COMPILE(ret, "keyword splat", kw);
 			    if (popped) {
 				ADD_INSN(ret, line, pop);
 			    }
 			    else {
-				ADD_SEND(ret, line, id_core_hash_merge_kwd, nhash);
-				if (nhash == INT2FIX(1)) ADD_SEND(ret, line, rb_intern("dup"), INT2FIX(0));
+				ADD_SEND(ret, line, id_core_hash_merge_kwd, INT2FIX(2));
 			    }
 			}
 			first = 0;