diff --git a/lib/prism/ripper_compat.rb b/lib/prism/ripper_compat.rb
index f25ec872f1f..cff7da84886 100644
--- a/lib/prism/ripper_compat.rb
+++ b/lib/prism/ripper_compat.rb
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def visit_unary_operator(value)
     def visit_binary_operator(node)
       left_val = visit(node.left)
       right_val = visit(node.right)
-      on_binary(left_val, node.operator_loc.slice.to_sym, right_val)
+      on_binary(left_val, node.operator, right_val)
     end
 
     # This method is responsible for updating lineno and column information