diff --git a/jekyll.gemspec b/jekyll.gemspec
index 370084ab..6ebe33db 100644
--- a/jekyll.gemspec
+++ b/jekyll.gemspec
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-lib = File.expand_path("lib", __dir__)
-$LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
-require "jekyll/version"
+require_relative "lib/jekyll/version"
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name          = "jekyll"