diff --git a/merb-core/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb b/merb-core/lib/merb-core/cor
index 0902119..7c645e4 100644
--- a/merb-core/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb
+++ b/merb-core/lib/merb-core/core_ext/kernel.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module Kernel
     Merb.fatal! "The gem #{name}, #{ver.inspect} was not found", e
   ensure
     begin
-      require dep.require_as
+      require dep.require_as unless dep.require_block
     rescue LoadError => e
       Merb.fatal! "The file #{dep.require_as} was not found", e
     end