diff --git a/lib/kaminari/helpers/paginator.rb b/lib/kaminari/helpers/paginator.rb
index e39b88b..0a80fe8 100644
--- a/lib/kaminari/helpers/paginator.rb
+++ b/lib/kaminari/helpers/paginator.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module Kaminari
 
         @last = nil
         # initialize the output_buffer for Context
-        @output_buffer = template.output_buffer.class.new
+        @output_buffer = template.instance_variable_get(:@output_buffer).class.new
       end
 
       # render given block as a view template