diff --git a/lib/octokit/middleware/follow_redirects.rb b/lib/octokit/middleware/follow_redirects.rb
index 00db73b6e..3b3556ee7 100644
--- a/lib/octokit/middleware/follow_redirects.rb
+++ b/lib/octokit/middleware/follow_redirects.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Octokit
   module Middleware
 
     # Public: Exception thrown when the maximum amount of requests is exceeded.
-    class RedirectLimitReached < Faraday::Error::ClientError
+    class RedirectLimitReached < Faraday::ClientError
       attr_reader :response
 
       def initialize(response)