1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 95b3a0371e..872eb2ccca 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ rb_f_local_variables(void)
 		    const char *vname = rb_id2name(lid);
 		    /* should skip temporary variable */
 		    if (vname) {
-			rb_ary_push(ary, rb_str_new2(vname));
+			rb_ary_push(ary, ID2SYM(lid));
 		    }
 		}
 	    }