diff --git a/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb b/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb
index 34c0ac27c..4d9919145 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/rdkafka/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rdkafka/instrumentation.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Instrumentation < OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Base
         MINIMUM_VERSION = Gem::Version.new('0.10.0')
 
         compatible do
-          Gem.loaded_specs['rdkafka'].version >= MINIMUM_VERSION
+          Gem::Version.new(::Rdkafka::VERSION) >= MINIMUM_VERSION
         end
 
         install do |_config|