2 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb
index 78c5d287d4..cac0645b40 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/main/private_spec.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,16 @@ describe "main#private" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "returns Object" do
-    eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
+    it "returns Object" do
+      eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
+    it "returns argument" do
+      eval("private :main_public_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(:main_public_method)
+    end
   end
 
   it "raises a NameError when at least one of given method names is undefined" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/main/public_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/main/public_spec.rb
index bfc27a9e80..91f045dbab 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/main/public_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/main/public_spec.rb
@@ -32,10 +32,19 @@ describe "main#public" do
     end
   end
 
-  it "returns Object" do
-    eval("public :main_private_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+  ruby_version_is ''...'3.1' do
+    it "returns Object" do
+      eval("public :main_private_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(Object)
+    end
   end
 
+  ruby_version_is '3.1' do
+    it "returns argument" do
+      eval("public :main_private_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING).should equal(:main_private_method)
+    end
+  end
+
+
   it "raises a NameError when given an undefined name" do
     -> do
       eval "public :main_undefined_method", TOPLEVEL_BINDING