diff --git a/lib/rubygems/version.rb b/lib/rubygems/version.rb
index cb52bda57b29a4..306733c1d7f02b 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+#--
+# Workaround for directly loading Gem::Version in some cases
+module Gem; end
+#++
+
 ##
 # The Version class processes string versions into comparable
 # values. A version string should normally be a series of numbers
@@ -166,9 +171,6 @@
 # specific situations, you should avoid using pessimistic versioning, as the
 # costs typically exceed the benefits.
 
-# Workaround for directly loading Gem::Version in some cases
-module Gem; end
-
 class Gem::Version
   include Comparable