diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb
index 588c371c39..a19e7c43d7 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/file/stat/ftype_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../../spec_helper"
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../fixtures/file_types"
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../fixtures/file_types'
 
 describe "File::Stat#ftype" do
   before :all do
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/method/shared/to_s.rb b/spec/ruby/core/method/shared/to_s.rb
index 239974c8e3..373398a785 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/method/shared/to_s.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/method/shared/to_s.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require "#{File.dirname __FILE__}/../../../spec_helper"
-require "#{File.dirname __FILE__}/../fixtures/classes"
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+require_relative '../fixtures/classes'
 
 describe :method_to_s, shared: true do
   before :each do