1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb b/lib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb
index 4759f26090..5656524f33 100755
--- a/lib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ module Kernel
       rp = nil
       $LOAD_PATH[0...Gem.load_path_insert_index || -1].each do |lp|
         Gem.suffixes.each do |s|
-          full_path = File.join(lp, "#{path}#{s}")
-          if File.file?(File.expand_path(full_path))
+          full_path = File.expand_path(File.join(lp, "#{path}#{s}"))
+          if File.file?(full_path)
             rp = full_path
             break
           end