diff --git a/lib/rexml/rexml.gemspec b/lib/rexml/rexml.gemspec
index e31861c671..777584453a 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/rexml.gemspec
+++ b/lib/rexml/rexml.gemspec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require_relative "rexml/rexml"
+require_relative "rexml"
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.name          = "rexml"