diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2db04cbb67..99f7bf0746 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sun Dec 23 19:33:42 2007  Eric Hodel  <drbrain@segment7.net>
+
+	* lib/open-uri.rb:  Fix method redefined warning.  [ruby-core:14304]
+
 Sun Dec 23 18:31:49 2007  NARUSE, Yui <naruse@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* ext/nkf/nkf.c (rb_nkf_enc_get): use rb_define_dummy_encoding.
diff --git a/lib/open-uri.rb b/lib/open-uri.rb
index 4411344339..d6d4019e06 100644
--- a/lib/open-uri.rb
+++ b/lib/open-uri.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ require 'time'
 module Kernel
   private
   alias open_uri_original_open open # :nodoc:
+  class << self
+    alias open_uri_original_open open # :nodoc:
+  end
 
   # makes possible to open various resources including URIs.
   # If the first argument respond to `open' method,