diff --git a/instrumentation/racecar/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/racecar/instrumentation.rb b/instrumentation/racecar/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/racecar/instrumentation.rb
index e7904cbb89..85c54565c8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/racecar/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/racecar/instrumentation.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/racecar/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/racecar/instrumentation.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Instrumentation < OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Base
         MINIMUM_VERSION = Gem::Version.new('2.0')
 
         compatible do
-          Gem.loaded_specs['racecar'].version >= MINIMUM_VERSION
+          ::Racecar::VERSION >= MINIMUM_VERSION
         end
 
         install do |_config|