diff --git a/test/fiddle/helper.rb b/test/fiddle/helper.rb
index 2db252870d..303bec05b6 100644
--- a/test/fiddle/helper.rb
+++ b/test/fiddle/helper.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ module Fiddle
     def teardown
       if /linux/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
         GC.start
+      end
     end
   end
 end