diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6cf548e91d7..1b29e143514 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ group :replication, :manageiq_default do
 end
 
 group :rest_api, :manageiq_default do
-  gem "manageiq-api",                                                 :git => "https://github.com/ManageIQ/manageiq-api"
+  manageiq_plugin "manageiq-api"
 end
 
 group :scheduler, :manageiq_default do