--- lib/gettext/runtime/locale_path.rb.orig
+++ lib/gettext/runtime/locale_path.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@
        
         load_path = $LOAD_PATH.dup
         if defined? ::Gem
-          load_path += Gem.all_load_paths
+          begin
+            load_path +=Gem::Specification.map{|s|s.gem_dir}
+          rescue NoMethodError
+            begin
+              load_path +=Gem.all_load_paths
+            rescue NoMethodError
+            end
+          end
         end
         load_path.map!{|v| v.match(/(.*?)(\/lib)*?$/); $1}
         load_path.each {|path|