diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 2f85cff2a..5f46cfce5 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
   t.libs << 'lib'
   t.libs << 'test'
   t.test_files = FileList['test/**/*_test.rb']
-  t.verbose = true
+  t.options = "--verbose"
   t.ruby_opts = ["-W1"]
 end