3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_locations_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_locations_spec.rb
index c970ae023b..1d1a9cd0aa 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_locations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_locations_spec.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe "Thread#backtrace_locations" do
   end
 
   it "the first location reports the call to #backtrace_locations" do
-    Thread.current.backtrace_locations(0..0)[0].to_s.should == "#{__FILE__ }:#{__LINE__ }:in `backtrace_locations'"
+    Thread.current.backtrace_locations(0..0)[0].to_s.should =~ /\A#{__FILE__ }:#{__LINE__ }:in [`']backtrace_locations'\z/
   end
 
   it "[1..-1] is the same as #caller_locations(0..-1) for Thread.current" do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_spec.rb
index 9001b1b7eb..69e39139f8 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/backtrace_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe "Thread#backtrace" do
 
     backtrace = t.backtrace
     backtrace.should be_kind_of(Array)
-    backtrace.first.should =~ /`sleep'/
+    backtrace.first.should =~ /[`']sleep'/
 
     t.raise 'finish the thread'
     t.join
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/report_on_exception_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/report_on_exception_spec.rb
index ab0af0972e..d9daa041cd 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/report_on_exception_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/report_on_exception_spec.rb
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ describe "Thread#report_on_exception=" do
       -> {
         go = true
         Thread.pass while t.alive?
-      }.should output("", <<ERR)
-#{t.inspect} terminated with exception (report_on_exception is true):
-#{__FILE__}:#{line_raise}:in `foo': Thread#report_on_exception specs backtrace order (RuntimeError)
-\tfrom #{__FILE__}:#{line_call_foo}:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'
-ERR
+      }.should output("", /\A
+#{Regexp.quote(t.inspect)}\sterminated\swith\sexception\s\(report_on_exception\sis\strue\):\n
+#{Regexp.quote(__FILE__)}:#{line_raise}:in\s[`']foo':\sThread\#report_on_exception\sspecs\sbacktrace\sorder\s\(RuntimeError\)\n
+\tfrom\s#{Regexp.quote(__FILE__)}:#{line_call_foo}:in\s[`']block\s\(4\slevels\)\sin\s<top\s\(required\)>'\n
+\z/x)
 
       -> {
         t.join