diff --git a/language/lambda_spec.rb b/language/lambda_spec.rb
index 2a2953bd9..c6239e32b 100644
--- a/language/lambda_spec.rb
+++ b/language/lambda_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ def create_lambda
     klass.new.create_lambda.should.instance_of?(Proc)
   end
 
+  it "is not just syntactic sugar for Kernel#lambda" do
+    should_not_receive(:lambda)
+
+    -> {}
+  end
+
   it "does not execute the block" do
     -> { fail }.should.instance_of?(Proc)
   end