diff --git a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
index 5350041d07..6e83d37151 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class TestRubyOptions < Test::Unit::TestCase
       @verbose = $VERBOSE
       $VERBOSE = nil
 
-      path, name = *File.split(t.path)
+      path, name = File.split(t.path)
 
       ENV['PATH'] = (path_orig && RbConfig::CONFIG['LIBPATHENV'] == 'PATH') ?
           [path, path_orig].join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR) : path