diff --git a/Lib/rexec.py b/Lib/rexec.py
index 10e4bc0..37dff62 100644
--- a/Lib/rexec.py
+++ b/Lib/rexec.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         self.name = name
 
     for m in FileBase.ok_file_methods + ('close',):
-        exec TEMPLATE % (m, m)
+        exec(TEMPLATE % (m, m))
 
 
 class RHooks(ihooks.Hooks):
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 
         """
         m = self.add_module('__main__')
-        exec code in m.__dict__
+        exec(code, m.__dict__)
 
     def r_eval(self, code):
         """Evaluate code within a restricted environment.