diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index e9699204..72080725 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace :test do
   end
 end
 
-Rake::ExtensionTask.new('hamlit') do |ext|
+Rake::ExtensionTask.new(:hamlit) do |ext|
   ext.lib_dir = 'lib/hamlit'
 end