1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb
index 8973490901..9aae4976e0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/encoding/default_external_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ describe "Encoding.default_external" do
     Encoding.default_external = Encoding::SHIFT_JIS
     Encoding.default_external.should == Encoding::SHIFT_JIS
   end
+
+  platform_is :windows do
+    it 'is UTF-8 by default on Windows' do
+      Encoding.default_external.should == Encoding::UTF_8
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 describe "Encoding.default_external=" do
@@ -54,10 +60,10 @@ describe "Encoding.default_external=" do
   end
 
   it "raises a TypeError unless the argument is an Encoding or convertible to a String" do
-    lambda { Encoding.default_external = [] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    -> { Encoding.default_external = [] }.should raise_error(TypeError)
   end
 
   it "raises an ArgumentError if the argument is nil" do
-    lambda { Encoding.default_external = nil }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    -> { Encoding.default_external = nil }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
   end
 end