diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index bae11572..2b51d292 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -1169,8 +1169,8 @@
     };
     Splat.prototype.compileValue = function(o, name, index, trailings) {
       var trail;
-      trail = trailings ? ", " + name + ".length - " + trailings : '';
-      return "" + (utility('slice')) + ".call(" + name + ", " + index + trail + ")";
+      trail = trailings ? ', -' + trailings : '';
+      return utility('slice') + (".call(" + name + ", " + index + trail + ")");
     };
     Splat.compileSplattedArray = function(list, o) {
       var _len, arg, args, code, end, i, prev;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index b7bd0129..adc4d27d 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@ exports.Splat = class Splat extends Base
   # A compiling a splat as a destructuring assignment means slicing arguments
   # from the right-hand-side's corresponding array.
   compileValue: (o, name, index, trailings) ->
-    trail = if trailings then ", #{name}.length - #{trailings}" else ''
-    "#{ utility 'slice' }.call(#{name}, #{index}#{trail})"
+    trail = if trailings then ', -' + trailings else ''
+    utility('slice') + ".call(#{name}, #{index}#{trail})"
 
   # Utility function that converts arbitrary number of elements, mixed with
   # splats, to a proper array