1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index 4782cfa796..be03f94ba4 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ VALUE rb_eIndexError;
 VALUE rb_eKeyError;
 VALUE rb_eRangeError;
 VALUE rb_eNameError;
+VALUE rb_eEncodingError;
 VALUE rb_eEncCompatError;
 VALUE rb_eNoMethodError;
 VALUE rb_eSecurityError;
@@ -1056,7 +1057,8 @@ Init_Exception(void)
     rb_eRuntimeError = rb_define_class("RuntimeError", rb_eStandardError);
     rb_eSecurityError = rb_define_class("SecurityError", rb_eException);
     rb_eNoMemError = rb_define_class("NoMemoryError", rb_eException);
-    rb_eEncCompatError = rb_define_class_under(rb_cEncoding, "CompatibilityError", rb_eStandardError);
+    rb_eEncodingError = rb_define_class("EncodingError", rb_eStandardError);
+    rb_eEncCompatError = rb_define_class_under(rb_cEncoding, "CompatibilityError", rb_eEncodingError);
 
     syserr_tbl = st_init_numtable();
     rb_eSystemCallError = rb_define_class("SystemCallError", rb_eStandardError);