1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 6723d200cf..233e14025b 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@
 char *getenv();
 #endif
 
-#if defined DISABLE_RUBYGEMS && DISABLE_RUBYGEMS
+#ifndef DISABLE_RUBYGEMS
+# define DISABLE_RUBYGEMS 0
+#endif
+#if DISABLE_RUBYGEMS
 #define DEFAULT_RUBYGEMS_ENABLED "disabled"
 #else
 #define DEFAULT_RUBYGEMS_ENABLED "enabled"
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ cmdline_options_init(struct cmdline_options *opt)
     opt->src.enc.index = src_encoding_index;
     opt->ext.enc.index = -1;
     opt->intern.enc.index = -1;
-#if defined DISABLE_RUBYGEMS && DISABLE_RUBYGEMS
+#if DISABLE_RUBYGEMS
     opt->disable |= DISABLE_BIT(gems);
 #endif
     return opt;
@@ -1446,11 +1449,7 @@ process_options(int argc, char **argv, struct cmdline_options *opt)
 	}
     }
     if (!(opt->disable & DISABLE_BIT(gems))) {
-#if defined DISABLE_RUBYGEMS && DISABLE_RUBYGEMS
-	rb_require("rubygems");
-#else
 	rb_define_module("Gem");
-#endif
     }
     ruby_init_prelude();
     ruby_set_argv(argc, argv);