diff --git devel/ruby-gems/Makefile devel/ruby-gems/Makefile
index efe4f58e4f..21c95b81ab 100644
--- devel/ruby-gems/Makefile
+++ devel/ruby-gems/Makefile
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ PLIST_SUB=    DISTNAME="${DISTNAME}" \

 OPTIONS_DEFINE=        DOCS

-DOCS_VARS_OFF= RUBY_SETUP_OPTIONS+="--no-ri --no-rdoc"
+DOCS_VARS_OFF= RUBY_SETUP_OPTIONS+="--no-document"
+DOCS_VARS=     RUBY_SETUP_OPTIONS+="--document ri,rdoc"

 do-install:
        ${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${GEMS_VER_DIR}