1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb b/lib/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb
index ade35d7921..ee8b160ce5 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/parsers/baseparser.rb
@@ -248,10 +248,8 @@ module REXML
             @document_status = :after_doctype
             @source.read if @source.buffer.size<2
             md = @source.match(/\s*/um, true)
-            if @source.encoding == "UTF-8"
-              if @source.buffer.respond_to? :force_encoding
-                @source.buffer.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-              end
+            if @source.encoding == ::Encoding::UTF_8
+              @source.buffer.force_encoding(::Encoding::UTF_8)
             end
           end
         end