1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_parse.rb b/test/ruby/test_parse.rb
index 319af751d0..d6e42b12eb 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_parse.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_parse.rb
@@ -173,10 +173,12 @@ class TestParse < Test::Unit::TestCase
     end
 
     c = Class.new
-    assert_raise(SyntaxError) do
+    assert_nothing_raised(SyntaxError) do
       eval <<-END, nil, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
+      if false
         c::FOO &= 1
         ::FOO &= 1
+      end
       END
     end