diff --git a/config/initializers/irb.rb b/config/initializers/irb.rb
index 89c1bedfcc8256e5273b887092a96602af943cf1..079f1c828a2d0075569f3727beaf093ba35fd0f0 100644
--- a/config/initializers/irb.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/irb.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require 'irb'
+
 if Gitlab::Runtime.console?
   # Stop irb from writing a history file by default.
   module IrbNoHistory