diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 3a73d5a351..842b000e23 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -7262,7 +7262,7 @@ $as_echo "$rubyhdrdir" >&6; }
 	if test -f "$rubylibdir/$librubya"; then
 	  librubyarg="$librubyarg"
 	  RUBY_LIBS="$RUBY_LIBS -L$rubylibdir"
-        elif test -d "/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework"; then
+        elif test "$vi_cv_path_ruby" = "/usr/bin/ruby" -a -d "/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework"; then
                         RUBY_LIBS="-framework Ruby"
                         RUBY_CFLAGS="$RUBY_CFLAGS -DRUBY_VERSION=$rubyversion"
             librubyarg=
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 72ca52e62e..bf6a94d2e7 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ if test "$enable_rubyinterp" = "yes" -o "$enable_rubyinterp" = "dynamic"; then
 	if test -f "$rubylibdir/$librubya"; then
 	  librubyarg="$librubyarg"
 	  RUBY_LIBS="$RUBY_LIBS -L$rubylibdir"
-        elif test -d "/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework"; then
+        elif test "$vi_cv_path_ruby" = "/usr/bin/ruby" -a -d "/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework"; then
             dnl On Mac OS X it is safer to just use the -framework flag
             RUBY_LIBS="-framework Ruby"
             dnl Don't include the -I flag when -framework is set