1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/irb/init.rb b/lib/irb/init.rb
index ad46a0afdc..bc8f9b599b 100644
--- a/lib/irb/init.rb
+++ b/lib/irb/init.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ module IRB
 
   # enumerate possible rc-file base name generators
   def IRB.rc_file_generators
+    if irbrc = ENV["IRBRC"]
+      yield proc{|rc| irbrc}
+    end
     if home = ENV["HOME"]
       yield proc{|rc| home+"/.irb#{rc}"} 
     end