diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 2fe2f1c0d1..9e1f669412 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ yes-test-bundled-gems-fetch: Preparing-test-bundled-gems
 PREPARE_BUNDLED_GEMS = test-bundled-gems-prepare
 test-bundled-gems: $(TEST_RUNNABLE)-test-bundled-gems $(DOT_WAIT) $(TEST_RUNNABLE)-test-bundled-gems-spec
 bundled_gems_spec-run: install-for-test-bundled-gems
-	$(XRUBY) -C $(srcdir) .bundle/bin/rspec $(RSPECOPTS) spec/bundled_gems_spec.rb
+	$(XRUBY) -C $(srcdir) .bundle/bin/rspec spec/bundled_gems_spec.rb
 yes-test-bundled-gems: bundled_gems_spec-run $(DOT_WAIT) test-bundled-gems-run
 no-test-bundled-gems: