diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a036c766b46..5d1ee1eec23 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gem "hoe-git", "~>1.6", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "minitest", "~>5.8", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "racc", "~>1.4.14", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "rake", "~>12.0", :group => [:development, :test]
-gem "rake-compiler", "~>1.0.3", :group => [:development, :test]
+gem "rake-compiler", "~>1.1.0", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "rake-compiler-dock", "~>0.7.0", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "rexical", "~>1.0.5", :group => [:development, :test]
 gem "rubocop", "~>0.73", :group => [:development, :test]
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 96f6473424f..8fba9acb89c 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ HOE = Hoe.spec 'nokogiri' do
     ["minitest",           "~> 5.8"],
     ["racc",               "~> 1.4.14"],
     ["rake",               "~> 12.0"],
-    ["rake-compiler",      "~> 1.0.3"],
+    ["rake-compiler",      "~> 1.1.0"],
     ["rake-compiler-dock", "~> 0.7.0"],
     ["rexical",            "~> 1.0.5"],
     ["rubocop",            "~> 0.73"],