1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/encoding.c b/encoding.c
index 10e3b3a44c..bddae485b9 100644
--- a/encoding.c
+++ b/encoding.c
@@ -985,6 +985,15 @@ rb_utf8_encoding(void)
 }
 
 rb_encoding *
+rb_usascii_encoding(void)
+{
+    if (!enc_table.list) {
+	rb_enc_init();
+    }
+    return enc_table.list[ENCINDEX_US_ASCII].enc;
+}
+
+rb_encoding *
 rb_locale_encoding(void)
 {
     VALUE charmap = rb_locale_charmap(rb_cEncoding);