diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
index 8379686158..17ff3bcef8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class Keg
     @name = path.parent.basename.to_s
     @linked_keg_record = HOMEBREW_LINKED_KEGS/name
     @opt_record = HOMEBREW_PREFIX/"opt/#{name}"
+    @require_relocation = false
   end
 
   def rack
@@ -217,6 +218,10 @@ class Keg
     true
   end
 
+  def require_relocation?
+    @require_relocation
+  end
+
   def linked?
     linked_keg_record.symlink? &&
       linked_keg_record.directory? &&
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/keg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/keg.rb
index b2a7698492..674ea33304 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/keg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/os/mac/keg.rb
@@ -24,8 +24,4 @@ class Keg
     EOS
     raise
   end
-
-  def require_relocation?
-    @require_relocation
-  end
 end