diff --git a/bin/logstash.lib.sh b/bin/logstash.lib.sh
index 9fba6dddf..1b1fc46ea 100755
--- a/bin/logstash.lib.sh
+++ b/bin/logstash.lib.sh
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ setup_ruby() {
 }
 
 jruby_opts() {
+  echo "--1.9"
   for i in $JAVA_OPTS ; do
     echo "-J$i"
   done
diff --git a/rakelib/vendor.rake b/rakelib/vendor.rake
index dcad27e1b..79ae2943b 100644
--- a/rakelib/vendor.rake
+++ b/rakelib/vendor.rake
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace "vendor" do
     download = file_fetch(url, info["sha1"])
     parent = vendor(name).gsub(/\/$/, "")
     directory parent => "vendor" do
+      next if parent =~ /lib\/ruby\/1.8/
+      next if parent =~ /lib\/ruby\/2.0/
       mkdir parent
     end.invoke unless Rake::Task.task_defined?(parent)
 
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ namespace "vendor" do
       out = entry.full_name.gsub(prefix_re, "")
       next if out =~ /^samples/
       next if out =~ /@LongLink/
+      next if out =~ /lib\/ruby\/1.8/
+      next if out =~ /lib\/ruby\/2.0/
       vendor(name, out)
     end # untar
   end # jruby