1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/open-uri.rb b/lib/open-uri.rb
index a68413e8f8..c0ef89c2ec 100644
--- a/lib/open-uri.rb
+++ b/lib/open-uri.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ module Kernel
   module_function :open
 end
 
+module URI #:nodoc:
+  # alias for Kernel.open defined in open-uri.
+  def self.open(name, *rest, &block)
+    Kernel.open(name, *rest, &block)
+  end
+end
+
 # OpenURI is an easy-to-use wrapper for Net::HTTP, Net::HTTPS and Net::FTP.
 #
 # == Example