diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc
index c1a5c67d2ac23..6f718cfd5af59 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc
@@ -467,8 +467,6 @@ void EndPackageModules(int levels, io::Printer* printer) {
 
 bool GenerateDslDescriptor(const FileDescriptor* file, io::Printer* printer,
                            std::string* error) {
-  printer->Print(
-    "require 'google/protobuf'\n\n");
   printer->Print("Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.build do\n");
   printer->Indent();
   printer->Print("add_file(\"$filename$\", :syntax => :$syntax$) do\n",
@@ -509,6 +507,9 @@ bool GenerateFile(const FileDescriptor* file, io::Printer* printer,
     "\n",
     "filename", file->name());
 
+  printer->Print(
+    "require 'google/protobuf'\n\n");
+
   for (int i = 0; i < file->dependency_count(); i++) {
     printer->Print("require '$name$'\n", "name", GetRequireName(file->dependency(i)->name()));
   }