1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation/behaviors.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation/behaviors.rb
index c531a1aa58..ca23d45666 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation/behaviors.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/deprecation/behaviors.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ module ActiveSupport
          $stderr.puts callstack.join("\n  ") if debug
        },
       'development' => Proc.new { |message, callstack|
-         logger = defined?(Rails) ? Rails.logger : Logger.new($stderr)
+         logger =
+           if defined?(Rails) && Rails.logger
+             Rails.logger
+           else
+             require 'logger'
+             Logger.new($stderr)
+           end
          logger.warn message
          logger.debug callstack.join("\n  ") if debug
        }