2 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/kernel_test.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/kernel_test.rb
index 60c3d1ba86..44e3b87241 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/kernel_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/kernel_test.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class KernelTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     old_stderr_position = STDERR.tell
     silence_stderr { STDERR.puts 'hello world' }
     assert_equal old_stderr_position, STDERR.tell
+  rescue Errno::ESPIPE
+    # Skip if we can't STDERR.tell
   end
 
   def test_silence_stderr_with_return_value
diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/module_test.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/module_test.rb
index 06dd44cd2d..bd51aa11c3 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/module_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/module_test.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class MethodAliasingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_alias_method_chain
-    assert @instance.respond_to? :bar
+    assert @instance.respond_to?(:bar)
     feature_aliases = [:bar_with_baz, :bar_without_baz]
 
     feature_aliases.each do |method|
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class MethodAliasingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     FooClassWithBarMethod.send(:include, BarMethodAliaser)
     FooClassWithBarMethod.alias_method_chain :quux!, :baz
     assert @instance.respond_to?(:quux_with_baz)
-    
+
     assert_equal 'quux_with_baz', @instance.quux!
     assert_equal 'quux', @instance.quux_without_baz
   end