1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_path.rb b/test/ruby/test_path.rb
index 64111ee805..b35e942a2a 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_path.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_path.rb
@@ -239,7 +239,11 @@ class TestPath < Test::Unit::TestCase
       ext = '.'
     end
     assert_equal(ext, File.extname('a.rb.'))
-    assert_equal('.', File.extname('a.'))
+    if /mswin|bccwin|mingw/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
+      # trailing spaces and dots are ignored on NTFS.
+      ext = ''
+    end
+    assert_equal(ext, File.extname('a.'))
     assert_equal('', File.extname('.x'))
     assert_equal('', File.extname('..x'))
   end