diff --git a/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx b/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
index f28ba9fd9b5..216d4ef2703 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/ruby.cxx
@@ -1739,11 +1739,13 @@ class RUBY:public Language {
 
     /* Now write the wrapper function itself */
     if (current == CONSTRUCTOR_ALLOCATE) {
+      Printv(f->def, "SWIGINTERN VALUE\n", NIL);
       Printf(f->def, "#ifdef HAVE_RB_DEFINE_ALLOC_FUNC\n");
-      Printv(f->def, "SWIGINTERN VALUE\n", wname, "(VALUE self) {", NIL);
+      Printv(f->def, wname, "(VALUE self)\n", NIL);
       Printf(f->def, "#else\n");
-      Printv(f->def, "SWIGINTERN VALUE\n", wname, "(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self) {", NIL);
+      Printv(f->def, wname, "(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)\n", NIL);
       Printf(f->def, "#endif\n");
+      Printv(f->def, "{\n", NIL);
     } else if (current == CONSTRUCTOR_INITIALIZE) {
       Printv(f->def, "SWIGINTERN VALUE\n", wname, "(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self) {", NIL);
       if (!varargs) {