1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_encoding_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_encoding_spec.rb
index 36ce55af5f..5803d328c1 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_encoding_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_encoding_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ describe "The --encoding command line option" do
   end
 
   it "does not accept a third encoding" do
-    ruby_exe(@test_string, options: "--disable-gems --encoding big5:#{@enc2}:utf-32le", args: "2>&1").should =~ /extra argument for --encoding: utf-32le/
+    options = {
+      options: "--disable-gems --encoding big5:#{@enc2}:utf-32le",
+      args: "2>&1",
+      exit_status: 1
+    }
+
+    ruby_exe(@test_string, options).should =~ /extra argument for --encoding: utf-32le/
   end
 end