diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift.rb
index 2e747d4..53fd9fd 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 require 'thrift/client'
 require 'thrift/struct'
 require 'thrift/protocol'
-require 'thrift/transport/socket'
+require 'thrift/protocol/binaryprotocol'
 require 'thrift/transport'
+require 'thrift/transport/socket'
 require 'thrift/server'