diff --git a/prism_compile.c b/prism_compile.c
index d9c2038081..c15725c7ab 100644
--- a/prism_compile.c
+++ b/prism_compile.c
@@ -6913,6 +6913,7 @@ pm_compile_call_node(rb_iseq_t *iseq, const pm_call_node_t *node, LINK_ANCHOR *c
             VALUE value = parse_static_literal_string(iseq, scope_node, node->receiver, &((const pm_string_node_t * ) node->receiver)->unescaped);
             const struct rb_callinfo *callinfo = new_callinfo(iseq, idUMinus, 0, 0, NULL, FALSE);
             PUSH_INSN2(ret, location, opt_str_uminus, value, callinfo);
+            if (popped) PUSH_INSN(ret, location, pop);
             return;
         }
         break;
@@ -6922,6 +6923,7 @@ pm_compile_call_node(rb_iseq_t *iseq, const pm_call_node_t *node, LINK_ANCHOR *c
             VALUE value = parse_static_literal_string(iseq, scope_node, node->receiver, &((const pm_string_node_t * ) node->receiver)->unescaped);
             const struct rb_callinfo *callinfo = new_callinfo(iseq, idFreeze, 0, 0, NULL, FALSE);
             PUSH_INSN2(ret, location, opt_str_freeze, value, callinfo);
+            if (popped) PUSH_INSN(ret, location, pop);
             return;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_compile_prism.rb b/test/ruby/test_compile_prism.rb
index 25f098f562..d182549b13 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_compile_prism.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_compile_prism.rb
@@ -1993,6 +1993,10 @@ end
         end
         test_prism_call_node
       CODE
+
+      # Specialized instructions
+      assert_prism_eval(%{-"literal"})
+      assert_prism_eval(%{"literal".freeze})
     end
 
     def test_CallAndWriteNode