diff --git a/lib/compat/multi_json.rb b/lib/compat/multi_json.rb
index 533938567..e62de7640 100644
--- a/lib/compat/multi_json.rb
+++ b/lib/compat/multi_json.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 gem 'multi_json', '>= 1.0.0'
 require 'multi_json'
 
-if !MultiJson.respond_to?(:load) || [Kernel, ActiveSupport::Dependencies::Loadable].include?(MultiJson.method(:load).owner)
+if !MultiJson.respond_to?(:load) || [
+  defined?(Kernel) && Kernel,
+  defined?(ActiveSupport::Dependencies::Loadable) && ActiveSupport::Dependencies::Loadable
+].compact.include?(MultiJson.method(:load).owner)
   module MultiJson
     class <<self
       alias :load :decode