diff --git a/eventmachine.gemspec b/eventmachine.gemspec
index a45257031..8976306ad 100644
--- a/eventmachine.gemspec
+++ b/eventmachine.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
   s.extensions = ["ext/extconf.rb", "ext/fastfilereader/extconf.rb"]
 
-  s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler', '0.7.6'
+  s.add_development_dependency 'rake-compiler', '0.7.9'
   s.add_development_dependency 'yard', ">= 0.7.2"
   s.add_development_dependency 'bluecloth'