2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb b/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
index c9bf0c5fb8..f55ec1938a 100644
--- a/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
+++ b/ext/pathname/lib/pathname.rb
@@ -486,9 +486,6 @@ end
 
 class Pathname    # * FileTest *
 
-  # See <tt>FileTest.blockdev?</tt>.
-  def blockdev?() FileTest.blockdev?(@path) end
-
   # See <tt>FileTest.chardev?</tt>.
   def chardev?() FileTest.chardev?(@path) end
 
diff --git a/ext/pathname/pathname.c b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
index f5ba6dc1ae..68ff682b2e 100644
--- a/ext/pathname/pathname.c
+++ b/ext/pathname/pathname.c
@@ -598,6 +598,15 @@ path_split(VALUE self)
 }
 
 /*
+ * See <tt>FileTest.blockdev?</tt>.
+ */
+static VALUE
+path_blockdev_p(VALUE self)
+{
+    return rb_funcall(rb_mFileTest, rb_intern("blockdev?"), 1, get_strpath(self));
+}
+
+/*
  * == Pathname
  *
  * Pathname represents a pathname which locates a file in a filesystem.
@@ -826,4 +835,5 @@ Init_pathname()
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "extname", path_extname, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "expand_path", path_expand_path, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "split", path_split, 0);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cPathname, "blockdev?", path_blockdev_p, 0);
 }