diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_pack.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_pack.rb
index eec622e085..6a74baff09 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_pack.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_pack.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #++
 
-require "action_pack/version"
+require_relative "action_pack/version"