diff --git proc.c proc.c
index 850de22..a3addcc 100644
--- proc.c
+++ proc.c
@@ -2740,7 +2740,8 @@ curry(VALUE dummy, VALUE args, int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE passed_proc)
 	return arity;
     }
     else {
-	return rb_proc_call_with_block(proc, check_argc(RARRAY_LEN(passed)), RARRAY_CONST_PTR(passed), passed_proc);
+	VALUE corrected_passed_proc = (SYMBOL_P(passed_proc)) ? sym_proc_new(rb_cProc, passed_proc) : passed_proc;
+	return rb_proc_call_with_block(proc, check_argc(RARRAY_LEN(passed)), RARRAY_CONST_PTR(passed), corrected_passed_proc);
     }
 }
 
diff --git test/ruby/test_proc.rb test/ruby/test_proc.rb
index 58a2b17..f67e332 100644
--- test/ruby/test_proc.rb
+++ test/ruby/test_proc.rb
@@ -283,6 +283,18 @@ def test_curry
     assert_equal(9, b)
   end
 
+  def test_curry_with_block
+    b = proc { true }.curry
+    assert(b.call, "without block")
+    assert(b.call { |o| o.to_s }, "with block")
+    assert(b.call(&:to_s), "with sym block")
+
+    b = lambda { true }.curry
+    assert(b.call, "without block")
+    assert(b.call { |o| o.to_s }, "with block")
+    assert(b.call(&:to_s), "with sym block")
+  end
+
   def test_lambda?
     l = proc {}
     assert_equal(false, l.lambda?)