diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index 8c770c8..4bec8a7 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -7639,7 +7639,7 @@
   if test "X$vi_cv_path_ruby" != "X"; then
     { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Ruby version" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking Ruby version... " >&6; }
-    if $vi_cv_path_ruby -e '(VERSION rescue RUBY_VERSION) >= "1.6.0" or exit 1' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+    if $vi_cv_path_ruby -e 'RUBY_VERSION >= "1.9.1" or exit 1' >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: OK" >&5
 $as_echo "OK" >&6; }
       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Ruby rbconfig" >&5
@@ -7663,7 +7663,7 @@
         fi
         rubyversion=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -r rbconfig -e "print $ruby_rbconfig::CONFIG['ruby_version'].gsub(/\./, '')[0,2]"`
 	if test "X$rubyversion" = "X"; then
-	  rubyversion=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -e "print ((VERSION rescue RUBY_VERSION)).gsub(/\./, '')[0,2]"`
+	  rubyversion=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -e "print RUBY_VERSION.gsub(/\./, '')[0,2]"`
 	fi
         RUBY_CFLAGS="$RUBY_CFLAGS -DRUBY_VERSION=$rubyversion"
 	rubylibs=`$vi_cv_path_ruby -r rbconfig -e "print $ruby_rbconfig::CONFIG['LIBS']"`
@@ -7715,8 +7715,8 @@
 $as_echo "not found; disabling Ruby" >&6; }
       fi
     else
-      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: too old; need Ruby version 1.6.0 or later" >&5
-$as_echo "too old; need Ruby version 1.6.0 or later" >&6; }
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: too old; need Ruby version 1.9.1 or later" >&5
+$as_echo "too old; need Ruby version 1.9.1 or later" >&6; }
     fi
   fi