diff --git a/bin/ruby-build b/bin/ruby-build
index 07378c5fdf..f8fc0c4b9b 100755
--- a/bin/ruby-build
+++ b/bin/ruby-build
@@ -126,6 +126,19 @@ build_package_ruby() {
   } >&4 2>&1
 }
 
+build_package_ree_installer() {
+  local options=""
+  if [[ "Darwin" = "$(uname)" ]]; then
+    options="--no-tcmalloc"
+  fi
+  
+  # Work around install_useful_libraries crash with --dont-install-useful-gems
+  mkdir -p "$PREFIX_PATH/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems"
+
+  { ./installer --auto "$PREFIX_PATH" --dont-install-useful-gems $options
+  } >&4 2>&1
+}
+
 build_package_rbx() {
   local package_name="$1"
 
diff --git a/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2010.02 b/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2010.02
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..744ea5bb85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2010.02
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+use_gcc42_on_lion
+install_package "ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2010.02" "http://files.rubyforge.vm.bytemark.co.uk/emm-ruby/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2010.02.tar.gz" ree_installer
+install_package "rubygems-1.6.2" "http://production.cf.rubygems.org/rubygems/rubygems-1.6.2.tgz" ruby
diff --git a/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2011.03 b/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2011.03
index 9fe65f6029..8d60c8f7be 100644
--- a/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2011.03
+++ b/share/ruby-build/ree-1.8.7-2011.03
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-build_package_ree_installer() {
-  local options=""
-  if [[ "Darwin" = "$(uname)" ]]; then
-    options="--no-tcmalloc"
-  fi
-
-  { ./installer --auto "$PREFIX_PATH" --dont-install-useful-gems $options
-  } >&4 2>&1
-}
-
 use_gcc42_on_lion
 install_package "ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2011.03" "http://rubyenterpriseedition.googlecode.com/files/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7-2011.03.tar.gz" ree_installer
 install_package "rubygems-1.6.2" "http://production.cf.rubygems.org/rubygems/rubygems-1.6.2.tgz" ruby