1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index b4d0bddf07..61a293e57e 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ process_options(int argc, char **argv, struct cmdline_options *opt)
 	}
     }
     if (!(opt->disable & DISABLE_BIT(gems))) {
-	rb_autoload(rb_cObject, rb_intern("Gem"), "rubygems");
+	rb_define_module("Gem");
     }
     ruby_init_prelude();
     ruby_set_argv(argc, argv);