diff --git a/lib/openai.rb b/lib/openai.rb
index 0ddc1301..06415a73 100644
--- a/lib/openai.rb
+++ b/lib/openai.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require "faraday"
-require "faraday/multipart"
+require "faraday/multipart" if Gem::Version.new(Faraday::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('2.0')
 
 require_relative "openai/http"
 require_relative "openai/client"