diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
index 6a125685d0..e26f73ed8d 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ module Rails
     end
 
     initializer :append_assets_path do |app|
-      app.config.assets.paths.unshift *paths["vendor/assets"].existent
-      app.config.assets.paths.unshift *paths["lib/assets"].existent
-      app.config.assets.paths.unshift *paths["app/assets"].existent
+      app.config.assets.paths.unshift(*paths["vendor/assets"].existent)
+      app.config.assets.paths.unshift(*paths["lib/assets"].existent)
+      app.config.assets.paths.unshift(*paths["app/assets"].existent)
     end
 
     initializer :prepend_helpers_path do |app|
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb
index c323df3e95..d31a3262e3 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ module Rails
             say args.first.to_s unless options.quiet?
           else
             args << (self.behavior == :invoke ? :green : :red)
-            say_status *args
+            say_status(*args)
           end
         end