diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 7800bc1e1d..3f67263e29 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1685,8 +1685,7 @@ test-bundler: $(TEST_RUNNABLE)-test-bundler
 yes-test-bundler: $(PREPARE_BUNDLER)
 	$(gnumake_recursive)$(XRUBY) \
 		-r./$(arch)-fake \
-		-e "exec(*ARGV)" -- \
-		$(XRUBY) -C $(srcdir) -Ispec/bundler -Ispec/lib spec/bin/rspec \
+		-C $(srcdir) -Ispec/bundler -Ispec/lib spec/bin/rspec \
 		-r spec_helper $(RSPECOPTS) spec/bundler/$(BUNDLER_SPECS)
 no-test-bundler: