diff --git a/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_v_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_v_spec.rb
index 89cef6c3bd..a4f4dcd051 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_v_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/command_line/dash_v_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe "The -v command line option" do
   describe "when used alone" do
     it "prints version and ends" do
       ruby_exe(nil, args: '-v').should include(RUBY_DESCRIPTION)
-    end unless defined?(RubyVM::YJIT) && RubyVM::YJIT.enabled? # pending. not sure why MJIT doesn't need anything to fix this.
+    end unless (defined?(RubyVM::YJIT) && RubyVM::YJIT.enabled?) ||
+               (defined?(RubyVM::MJIT) && RubyVM::MJIT.enabled?)
   end
 end