1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/transcode.c b/transcode.c
index 7caad0f87c..e813516563 100644
--- a/transcode.c
+++ b/transcode.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ load_transcoder_entry(transcoder_entry_t *entry)
         const size_t total_len = sizeof(transcoder_lib_prefix) - 1 + len;
         const VALUE fn = rb_str_new(0, total_len);
         char *const path = RSTRING_PTR(fn);
+	const int safe = rb_safe_level();
 
         entry->lib = NULL;
 
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ load_transcoder_entry(transcoder_entry_t *entry)
         rb_str_set_len(fn, total_len);
         FL_UNSET(fn, FL_TAINT|FL_UNTRUSTED);
         OBJ_FREEZE(fn);
-        if (!rb_require_safe(fn, rb_safe_level()))
+        if (!rb_require_safe(fn, safe > 3 ? 3 : safe))
             return NULL;
     }