diff --git a/lib/rubygems/openssl.rb b/lib/rubygems/openssl.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39ef91e888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rubygems/openssl.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+begin
+  require "openssl"
+rescue LoadError => e
+  raise unless e.path == 'openssl'
+end
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/security.rb b/lib/rubygems/security.rb
index 5c67bf5f1b..bd6d6ff8b9 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/security.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/security.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@
 
 require 'rubygems/exceptions'
 require 'fileutils'
-
-begin
-  require 'openssl'
-rescue LoadError => e
-  raise unless e.path == 'openssl'
-end
+require_relative 'openssl'
 
 ##
 # = Signing gems