diff --git a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
index 21f950d0..44bd8b9a 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/convertible.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ module Jekyll
       self.content || ''
     end
 
+    # Returns merged optin hash for File.read of self.site (if exists)
+    # and a given param
+    def merged_file_read_opts(opts)
+      (self.site ? self.site.file_read_opts : {}).merge(opts)
+    end
+
     # Read the YAML frontmatter.
     #
     # base - The String path to the dir containing the file.
@@ -29,10 +35,8 @@ module Jekyll
     # Returns nothing.
     def read_yaml(base, name, opts = {})
       begin
-        opts = (self.site ? self.site.file_read_opts : {}).merge(opts)
-
-        self.content = File.read(File.join(base, name), opts)
-
+        self.content = File.read_with_options(File.join(base, name),
+                                              merged_file_read_opts(opts))
         if self.content =~ /\A(---\s*\n.*?\n?)^(---\s*$\n?)/m
           self.content = $POSTMATCH
           self.data = YAML.safe_load($1)
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb b/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
index 1a7b1816..54f7c9d5 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/core_ext.rb
@@ -69,3 +69,18 @@ module Enumerable
     any? { |exp| File.fnmatch?(exp, e) }
   end
 end
+
+# Ruby 1.8's File.read don't support option.
+# read_with_options ignore optional parameter for 1.8,
+# and act as alias for 1.9 or later.
+class File
+  if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
+    def self.read_with_options(path, opts = {})
+      self.read(path)
+    end
+  else
+    def self.read_with_options(path, opts = {})
+      self.read(path, opts)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb b/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
index b8b54353..57095ce7 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/tags/include.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ eos
         end
       end
 
+      # Grab file read opts in the context
+      def file_read_opts(context)
+        context.registers[:site].file_read_opts
+      end
+
       def render(context)
         dir = File.join(context.registers[:site].source, INCLUDES_DIR)
         if error = validate_dir(dir, context.registers[:site].safe)
@@ -81,7 +86,7 @@ eos
           return error
         end
 
-        partial = Liquid::Template.parse(source(file))
+        partial = Liquid::Template.parse(source(file, context))
 
         context.stack do
           context['include'] = parse_params(context) if @params
@@ -108,8 +113,8 @@ eos
       end
 
       # This method allows to modify the file content by inheriting from the class.
-      def source(file)
-        File.read(file, context.registers[:site].file_read_opts)
+      def source(file, context)
+        File.read_with_options(file, file_read_opts(context))
       end
     end
   end