1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/library/rbconfig/rbconfig_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/library/rbconfig/rbconfig_spec.rb
index c204d5326f..015c2972b2 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/library/rbconfig/rbconfig_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/library/rbconfig/rbconfig_spec.rb
@@ -59,11 +59,17 @@ describe 'RbConfig::CONFIG' do
       out.should_not be_empty
     end
 
+    require 'tempfile'
     it "['STRIP'] exists and can be executed" do
       strip = RbConfig::CONFIG.fetch('STRIP')
-      out = `#{strip} --version`
-      $?.should.success?
-      out.should_not be_empty
+      Tempfile.open('sh') do |dst|
+        File.open('/bin/sh', 'rb') do |src|
+          IO.copy_stream(src, dst)
+          dst.flush
+          out =`#{strip} #{dst.to_path}`
+          $?.should.success?
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end