diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b7cdeb00c..b9484f0ff 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ group :test, :development do
   gem 'jasminerice'
   gem 'mocha', require: false
   gem 'rb-fsevent'
-  gem 'rb-inotify', '~> 0.8.8', require: RUBY_PLATFORM.include?('linux') && 'rb-inotify'
+  gem 'rb-inotify', '~> 0.9', 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 99af9f455..9a26af76f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ GEM
     rake-compiler (0.8.3)
       rake
     rb-fsevent (0.9.3)
-    rb-inotify (0.8.8)
+    rb-inotify (0.9.0)
       ffi (>= 0.5.0)
     rdoc (3.12.2)
       json (~> 1.4)
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails_multisite!
   rake
   rb-fsevent
-  rb-inotify (~> 0.8.8)
+  rb-inotify (~> 0.9)
   redcarpet
   redis
   redis-rack-cache