1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/xchar.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/xchar.rb
index df186e42d7..7183218634 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/xchar.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/xchar.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 begin
-  # See http://bogomips.org/fast_xs/ by Eric Wong
+  # See http://bogomips.org/fast_xs/ by Eric Wong.
+  # Also included with hpricot.
   require 'fast_xs'
+rescue LoadError
+  # fast_xs extension unavailable
+else
+  begin
+    require 'builder'
+  rescue LoadError
+    # builder demands the first shot at defining String#to_xs
+  end
 
   class String
     alias_method :original_xs, :to_xs if method_defined?(:to_xs)
     alias_method :to_xs, :fast_xs
   end
-rescue LoadError
-  # fast_xs extension unavailable.
 end