1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 9bf79bdfb4..e43fc2c9e5 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ load_file_internal(VALUE arg)
 	    rb_io_ungetbyte(f, c);
 	}
 	require_libraries(opt);	/* Why here? unnatural */
+	rb_io_ungetbyte(f, Qnil);
     }
     if (opt->src.enc.index >= 0) {
 	enc = rb_enc_from_index(opt->src.enc.index);