diff --git a/devel/rubygem-io-like/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-io-like/Makefile
index c7f68b3a8cb4..7db52fb6b26d 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-io-like/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-io-like/Makefile
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PLIST_SUB+=	PORTVERSION="${PORTVERSION}" \
 		GEM_CACHE="${GEM_CACHE}" \
 		EXTRACT_SUFX=".gem"
 
-RUBYGEMBIN=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/gem${RUBY_VER:S/.//}
+RUBYGEMBIN=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/gem
 RAKE_BIN=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/rake
 
 GEMFILES=	${GEM_NAME}.gem