diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb
index 1ad1bc6e0a7..ab83d25832c 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/array/shared/slice.rb
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ def to.to_int() -2 end
 
     it "can accept nil...nil ranges" do
       a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-      a.send(@method, (nil..nil)).should == a
-      a.send(@method, (nil...)).should == a
-      a.send(@method, (..nil)).should == a
+      a.send(@method, eval("(nil...nil)")).should == a
+      a.send(@method, eval("(...nil)"))).should == a
+      a.send(@method, eval("(nil..)"))).should == a
     end
   end
 end