diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 43688b367..0c1ade108 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ group :test, :development do
   gem 'jasminerice'
   gem 'mocha', require: false
   gem 'rb-fsevent'
-  gem 'rb-inotify', '~> 0.9', require: RUBY_PLATFORM.include?('linux') && 'rb-inotify'
+  gem 'rb-inotify', '~> 0.8.8', require: RUBY_PLATFORM.include?('linux') && 'rb-inotify'
   gem 'rspec-rails'
   gem 'shoulda'
   gem 'simplecov', require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c5135e26c..a709e17bd 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ GEM
       thor (>= 0.14.6, < 2.0)
     rake (10.0.3)
     rb-fsevent (0.9.3)
-    rb-inotify (0.9.0)
+    rb-inotify (0.8.8)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
     rdoc (3.12.1)
       json (~> 1.4)
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails_multisite!
   rake
   rb-fsevent
-  rb-inotify (~> 0.9)
+  rb-inotify (~> 0.8.8)
   redcarpet
   redis
   redis-rails