diff --git a/spec/integration/util/file_locking_spec.rb b/spec/integration/util/file_locking_spec.rb
index 3b6964e8b..624ba033c 100755
--- a/spec/integration/util/file_locking_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/util/file_locking_spec.rb
@@ -1,56 +1,56 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env rspec
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 require 'puppet/util/file_locking'
 
-describe Puppet::Util::FileLocking do
+describe Puppet::Util::FileLocking, :'fails_on_ruby_1.9.2' => true do
   before :each do
     @file = Tempfile.new("puppetspec")
     filepath = @file.path
     @file.close!()
     @file = filepath
     @data = {:a => :b, :c => "A string", :d => "another string", :e => %w{an array of strings}}
     File.open(@file, "w") { |f| f.puts YAML.dump(@data) }
   end
 
-  it "should be able to keep file corruption from happening when there are multiple writers threads", :'fails_in_ruby_1.9.2' => true do
+  it "should be able to keep file corruption from happening when there are multiple writers threads" do
     threads = []
     sync = Sync.new
     9.times { |a|
       threads << Thread.new {
         9.times { |b|
           sync.synchronize(Sync::SH) {
             Puppet::Util::FileLocking.readlock(@file) { |f|
               YAML.load(f.read).should == @data
             }
           }
           sleep 0.01
           sync.synchronize(Sync::EX) {
             Puppet::Util::FileLocking.writelock(@file) { |f|
               f.puts YAML.dump(@data)
             }
           }
         }
       }
     }
     threads.each { |th| th.join }
   end
 
   it "should be able to keep file corruption from happening when there are multiple writers processes" do
     unless Process.fork
       50.times { |b|
         Puppet::Util::FileLocking.writelock(@file) { |f|
           f.puts YAML.dump(@data)
         }
         sleep 0.01
       }
       Kernel.exit!
     end
 
     50.times { |c|
       Puppet::Util::FileLocking.readlock(@file) { |f|
         YAML.load(f.read).should == @data
       }
     }
   end
 end