1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index f94ad33d88..e5a4d34a0a 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1427,8 +1427,8 @@ run: yes-fake miniruby$(EXEEXT) PHONY
 runruby: $(PROGRAM) PHONY
 	RUBY_ON_BUG='gdb -x $(srcdir)/.gdbinit -p' $(RUNRUBY) $(RUNOPT0) $(TESTRUN_SCRIPT) $(RUNOPT)
 
-runirb: $(PROGRAM) PHONY
-	RUBY_ON_BUG='gdb -x $(srcdir)/.gdbinit -p' $(RUNRUBY) $(RUNOPT0) -r irb -e 'IRB.start("make runirb")' $(RUNOPT)
+runirb: $(PROGRAM) update-default-gemspecs
+	RUBY_ON_BUG='gdb -x $(srcdir)/.gdbinit -p' $(RUNRUBY) $(RUNOPT0) -rrubygems -r irb -e 'IRB.start("make runirb")' $(RUNOPT)
 
 parse: yes-fake miniruby$(EXEEXT) PHONY
 	$(BTESTRUBY) --dump=parsetree_with_comment,insns $(TESTRUN_SCRIPT)