diff --git a/lib/mongo.rb b/lib/mongo.rb
index f2a65e0..898696a 100644
--- a/lib/mongo.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$LOAD_PATH << File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib')
+$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
 
 require 'mongo/types/binary'
 require 'mongo/types/code'