diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ab339d6..a485751 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ PATH
     joker (1.1.0)
       bacon (~> 1)
       rake (~> 10)
-      rake-compiler (~> 0)
+      rake-compiler (< 2)
 
 GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
     bacon (1.2.0)
-    rake (10.4.2)
-    rake-compiler (0.9.5)
+    rake (10.5.0)
+    rake-compiler (1.1.1)
       rake
 
 PLATFORMS
diff --git a/joker.gemspec b/joker.gemspec
index d5cedff..03f9153 100644
--- a/joker.gemspec
+++ b/joker.gemspec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     "test/ruby/test_joker.rb"
   ]
 
-  s.add_runtime_dependency("rake-compiler", "~> 0")
+  s.add_runtime_dependency("rake-compiler", "< 2")
   s.add_runtime_dependency("rake", "~> 10")
   s.add_runtime_dependency("bacon", "~> 1")
 end