1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/load.c b/load.c
index 9fad2bd1db..19b4d71dc8 100644
--- a/load.c
+++ b/load.c
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ rb_require_internal(VALUE fname, int safe)
 	RUBY_DTRACE_HOOK(FIND_REQUIRE_RETURN, RSTRING_PTR(fname));
 
 	if (found) {
-	    if (!path || !(ftptr = load_lock(RSTRING_PTR(path)))) {
+	    if (!path || !(path = rb_fstring(path), ftptr = load_lock(RSTRING_PTR(path)))) {
 		result = 0;
 	    }
 	    else if (!*ftptr) {