diff --git a/lib/geocoder/lookups/maxmind_local.rb b/lib/geocoder/lookups/maxmind_local.rb
index 7213ca8033a6c52d99cbc2ca9f9b2e28991502b0..465c3614e5e11aa1b8e1245689fc72bd1b2be73e 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/lookups/maxmind_local.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/lookups/maxmind_local.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module Geocoder::Lookup
 
     def initialize
       begin
-        require (RUBY_PLATFORM == java ? 'jgeoip' : 'geoip')
+        require (RUBY_PLATFORM == 'java' ? 'jgeoip' : 'geoip')
       rescue LoadError => e
         raise 'Could not load geoip dependency. To use MaxMind Local lookup you must add geoip gem to your Gemfile or have it installed in your system.'
       end