1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ext/digest/digest.c b/ext/digest/digest.c
index b6f5a56062..954ab81598 100644
--- a/ext/digest/digest.c
+++ b/ext/digest/digest.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ Init_digest(void)
     id_digest          = rb_intern("digest");
     id_hexdigest       = rb_intern("hexdigest");
     id_digest_length   = rb_intern("digest_length");
-    id_metadata        = rb_intern("metadata");
+    id_metadata        = rb_id_metadata();
     InitVM(digest);
 }