diff --git a/lib/hashie.rb b/lib/hashie.rb
index 6941c32..c0f2caa 100644
--- a/lib/hashie.rb
+++ b/lib/hashie.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-require 'logger'
+require 'hashie/logger'
 require 'hashie/version'
 
 module Hashie
-  autoload :Logger,             'hashie/logger'
   autoload :Clash,              'hashie/clash'
   autoload :Dash,               'hashie/dash'
   autoload :Hash,               'hashie/hash'
diff --git a/lib/hashie/logger.rb b/lib/hashie/logger.rb
index 4731fb9..065738f 100644
--- a/lib/hashie/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/hashie/logger.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'logger'
+
 module Hashie
   # The logger that Hashie uses for reporting errors.
   #