diff --git a/lib/tasks/rspec.rake b/lib/tasks/rspec.rake
index 45a78604..b6b58452 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/rspec.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/rspec.rake
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
-RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
-task :default => :spec
+begin
+  require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+  RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
+  task :default => :spec
+rescue LoadError
+end