diff --git a/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb b/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb
index c4ba80aa..7d36a904 100644
--- a/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb
+++ b/libraries/rvm_rubygems_package.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def install_package(name, version)
           ruby_strings.each do |rubie|
             next if rubie == 'system'
             e = rvm_environment rubie do
-              user    new_resource.user if new_user.respond_to?("user")
+              user    new_resource.user if new_resource.respond_to?("user")
               action :nothing
             end
             e.run_action(:create)