diff --git a/Library/ENV/libsuperenv.rb b/Library/ENV/libsuperenv.rb
index 48093cc9b2..8b38156c48 100644
--- a/Library/ENV/libsuperenv.rb
+++ b/Library/ENV/libsuperenv.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Yes, a good deal of this could be imported from Homebrew-proper
 # But Homebrew-proper is dog-slow currently, and I didn't want every cc
-# instantiation to be slower be a tangible amount.
+# instantiation to be slower by a tangible amount.
+
+# https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-versions/issues/47
+$:.unshift "/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/ruby/1.8"
 
 class String
   def directory?; File.directory? self end