diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb b/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 8fe9e6e808c..8fe2c16b35e 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ end if ENV['COVERAGE_NAME']
 require 'rspec'
 require 'logging'
 require 'rspec/logging_helper'
+require 'grpc'
 
 require_relative 'support/services'
 require_relative 'support/helpers'