diff --git a/activerecord-downgrade-dependencies.patch b/activerecord-downgrade-dependencies.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faa704b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/activerecord-downgrade-dependencies.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- specifications/activerecord-3.0.9.gemspec.orig
++++ specifications/activerecord-3.0.9.gemspec
+@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@
+     if Gem::Version.new(Gem::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.2.0') then
+       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<activesupport>, ["= 3.0.9"])
+       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<activemodel>, ["= 3.0.9"])
+-      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<arel>, ["~> 2.0.10"])
++      s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<arel>, ["~> 2.0.9"])
+       s.add_runtime_dependency(%q<tzinfo>, ["~> 0.3.23"])
+     else
+       s.add_dependency(%q<activesupport>, ["= 3.0.9"])
+       s.add_dependency(%q<activemodel>, ["= 3.0.9"])
+-      s.add_dependency(%q<arel>, ["~> 2.0.10"])
++      s.add_dependency(%q<arel>, ["~> 2.0.9"])
+       s.add_dependency(%q<tzinfo>, ["~> 0.3.23"])
+     end
+   else
+     s.add_dependency(%q<activesupport>, ["= 3.0.9"])
+     s.add_dependency(%q<activemodel>, ["= 3.0.9"])
+-    s.add_dependency(%q<arel>, ["~> 2.0.10"])
++    s.add_dependency(%q<arel>, ["~> 2.0.9"])
+     s.add_dependency(%q<tzinfo>, ["~> 0.3.23"])
+   end
+ end
diff --git a/rubygem-activerecord.spec b/rubygem-activerecord.spec
index 42261c3..02faf0b 100644
--- a/rubygem-activerecord.spec
+++ b/rubygem-activerecord.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ Patch0: activerecord-rakefile-fix.patch
 # dependency on a file in the greater rails proj
 Patch1: activerecord-tests-fix.patch
 
+Patch2: activerecord-downgrade-dependencies.patch
+
 Requires: ruby(abi) = %{rubyabi}
 Requires: rubygems
 Requires: rubygem(activesupport) = %{version}
@@ -82,6 +84,10 @@ pushd ./%{geminstdir}
 %patch1 -p0
 popd
 
+pushd .%{gemdir}
+%patch2 -p0
+popd
+
 # Remove backup files
 find ./%{geminstdir} -type f -name "*~" -delete