diff --git a/lib/tasks/rspec.rake b/lib/tasks/rspec.rake
index b6b58452..a7d67ae5 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/rspec.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/rspec.rake
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 begin
   require 'rspec/core/rake_task'
+  task(:spec).clear
   RSpec::Core::RakeTask.new(:spec)
   task :default => :spec
 rescue LoadError