diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index 448308a44c007a..955a07101b4336 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
     var awaitPromise = false;
     var input = code;
 
-    if (/^\s*\{/.test(code) && /\}\s*$/.test(code)) {
+    if (/^\s*{/.test(code) && /}\s*$/.test(code)) {
       // It's confusing for `{ a : 1 }` to be interpreted as a block
       // statement rather than an object literal.  So, we first try
       // to wrap it in parentheses, so that it will be interpreted as