1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/mrblib/hash.rb b/mrblib/hash.rb
index 6b4803ccb..7e1db905f 100644
--- a/mrblib/hash.rb
+++ b/mrblib/hash.rb
@@ -179,10 +179,9 @@ class Hash
   #
   # ISO 15.2.13.4.22
   def merge(other, &block)
-    h = {}
     raise TypeError, "can't convert argument into Hash" unless other.respond_to?(:to_hash)
     other = other.to_hash
-    self.each_key{|k| h[k] = self[k]}
+    h = self.dup
     if block
       other.each_key{|k|
         h[k] = (self.has_key?(k))? block.call(k, self[k], other[k]): other[k]