diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d2cfd04d9e..8574f3e75f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Nov  5 12:06:35 2009  NARUSE, Yui  <naruse@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* parse.y (args): use splat_array.
+	  fix: when *foo doesn't splat. [ruby-list:46517]
+
 Thu Nov  5 11:31:23 2009  NAKAMURA Usaku  <usa@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* win32/win32.c (CreateChild): allocate temporary buffer and use it
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 5a8106837b..f0ef937206 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ args		: arg_value
 		| tSTAR arg_value
 		    {
 		    /*%%%*/
-			$$ = NEW_TO_ARY($2);
+			$$ = splat_array($2);
 		    /*%
 			$$ = arg_add_star(arg_new(), $2);
 		    %*/
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_case.rb b/test/ruby/test_case.rb
index 41a22038a0..af925d1ac8 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_case.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_case.rb
@@ -45,5 +45,12 @@ class TestCase < Test::Unit::TestCase
     else
       assert(false)
     end
+
+    case "+"
+    when *%w/. +/
+      assert(true)
+    else
+      assert(false)
+    end
   end
 end