diff --git a/activejob/lib/active_job/enqueuing.rb b/activejob/lib/active_job/enqueuing.rb
index e3ac11ba97..c00aab40da 100644
--- a/activejob/lib/active_job/enqueuing.rb
+++ b/activejob/lib/active_job/enqueuing.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ module ActiveJob
     end
 
     def retry_now
-      self.class.enqueue *arguments
+      self.class.enqueue(*arguments)
     end
 
     def retry_in(interval)
diff --git a/activejob/lib/active_job/execution.rb b/activejob/lib/active_job/execution.rb
index 78ada3d908..181d049616 100644
--- a/activejob/lib/active_job/execution.rb
+++ b/activejob/lib/active_job/execution.rb
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ module ActiveJob
       self.arguments = Arguments.deserialize(serialized_args)
 
       run_callbacks :perform do
-        perform *arguments
+        perform(*arguments)
       end
     rescue => exception
       rescue_with_handler(exception) || raise(exception)
     end
 
     def perform(*)
-      raise NotImplementedError
+      fail NotImplementedError
     end
   end
 end