1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb
index 78c5d287d4..cac0645b40 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ describe "main#private" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "returns Object" do
-    eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
+    it "returns Object" do
+      eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
+    it "returns argument" do
+      eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(:main_public_method)
+    end
   end
 
   it "raises a NameError when at least one of given method names is undefined" do