1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb b/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb
index 4485eb12e8..8219eef6ea 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb
@@ -228,7 +228,18 @@ to write the specification by hand.  For example:
   def install_gem_without_dependencies name, req # :nodoc:
     gem = nil
 
-    if remote? then
+    if local? then
+      if name =~ /\.gem$/ and File.file? name then
+        source = Gem::Source::SpecificFile.new name
+        spec = source.spec
+      else
+        source = Gem::Source::Local.new
+        spec = source.find_gem name, req
+      end
+      gem = source.download spec if spec
+    end
+
+    if remote? and not gem then
       dependency = Gem::Dependency.new name, req
       dependency.prerelease = options[:prerelease]
 
@@ -236,13 +247,6 @@ to write the specification by hand.  For example:
       gem = fetcher.download_to_cache dependency
     end
 
-    if local? and not gem then
-      source = Gem::Source::Local.new
-      spec = source.find_gem name, req
-
-      gem = source.download spec
-    end
-
     inst = Gem::Installer.new gem, options
     inst.install