diff --git a/lib/inspec/resource.rb b/lib/inspec/resource.rb
index b30fcff5a..05ab6c952 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resource.rb
@@ -110,3 +110,5 @@ end
 
 # Many resources use FilterTable.
 require "inspec/utils/filter"
+# conflicts with global `gem` method so we need to pre-load this.
+require "inspec/resources/gem"
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/gem.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/gem.rb
index a5b2508b6..641465c7d 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/gem.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/gem.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require "inspec/resources/command"
 
 module Inspec::Resources
   class GemPackage < Inspec.resource(1)
-    name "gem"
+    name "gem" # TODO: rename to "rubygem" and provide alias
     supports platform: "unix"
     supports platform: "windows"
     desc "Use the gem InSpec audit resource to test if a global gem package is installed."