diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 9b800eeddfe3..e394d0f5c0a8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def install
 # see flac.rb for example usage
 class GithubGistFormula < ScriptFileFormula
   def initialize name='__UNKNOWN__', path=nil
-    super name
+    super name, path
     @version=File.basename(File.dirname(url))[0,6]
   end
 end