2 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/fixtures/classes.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/fixtures/classes.rb
index c1f15935ee..23a090feb0 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/fixtures/classes.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/fixtures/classes.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ module ThreadSpecs
   end
 
   class Status
-    attr_reader :thread, :inspect, :status
+    attr_reader :thread, :inspect, :status, :to_s
     def initialize(thread)
       @thread = thread
       @alive = thread.alive?
       @inspect = thread.inspect
+      @to_s = thread.to_s
       @status = thread.status
       @stop = thread.stop?
     end
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/shared/to_s.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/shared/to_s.rb
index 0c4e3c0b96..e47426cf3f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/shared/to_s.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/shared/to_s.rb
@@ -12,42 +12,42 @@ describe :thread_to_s, shared: true do
   end
 
   it "can check it's own status" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_current_thread.inspect.should include('run')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_current_thread.send(@method).should include('run')
   end
 
   it "describes a running thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_running_thread.inspect.should include('run')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_running_thread.send(@method).should include('run')
   end
 
   it "describes a sleeping thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_sleeping_thread.inspect.should include('sleep')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_sleeping_thread.send(@method).should include('sleep')
   end
 
   it "describes a blocked thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_blocked_thread.inspect.should include('sleep')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_blocked_thread.send(@method).should include('sleep')
   end
 
   it "describes a completed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_completed_thread.inspect.should include('dead')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_completed_thread.send(@method).should include('dead')
   end
 
   it "describes a killed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_killed_thread.inspect.should include('dead')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_killed_thread.send(@method).should include('dead')
   end
 
   it "describes a thread with an uncaught exception" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_thread_with_uncaught_exception.inspect.should include('dead')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_thread_with_uncaught_exception.send(@method).should include('dead')
   end
 
   it "describes a dying sleeping thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_sleeping_thread.inspect.should include('sleep')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_sleeping_thread.send(@method).should include('sleep')
   end
 
   it "reports aborting on a killed thread" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_running_thread.inspect.should include('aborting')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_running_thread.send(@method).should include('aborting')
   end
 
   it "reports aborting on a killed thread after sleep" do
-    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_thread_after_sleep.inspect.should include('aborting')
+    ThreadSpecs.status_of_dying_thread_after_sleep.send(@method).should include('aborting')
   end
 end