diff --git a/compass.gemspec b/compass.gemspec
index 8c44565382..0046b3c23a 100644
--- a/compass.gemspec
+++ b/compass.gemspec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-$: << "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/lib"
-require 'compass/version'
+path = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/lib"
+require File.join(path, 'compass/version')
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gemspec|
   gemspec.name = "compass"