diff --git a/ruby/Rakefile b/ruby/Rakefile
index 8f5d8416a3..6d842917c3 100644
--- a/ruby/Rakefile
+++ b/ruby/Rakefile
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ else
       'x86_64-linux', 'x86-linux',
       'x86_64-darwin', 'arm64-darwin',
     ]
+
+    ext.cross_compiling do |gem_spec|
+      # rake-compiler would call `spec.extensions.clear` which removes the `Rakefile` extension,
+      # that `rake` doesn't need to be a runtime dependency for native gems.
+      gem_spec.dependencies.delete_if { |dependency| dependency.name == 'rake' }
+      gem_spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '>= 13'
+    end
   end
 
   task 'gem:java' do
diff --git a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
index e3770be416..951df63000 100644
--- a/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
+++ b/ruby/google-protobuf.gemspec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.add_development_dependency "rake-compiler-dock", "= 1.2.1"
   end
   s.required_ruby_version = '>= 2.7'
-  s.add_development_dependency "rake", "~> 13"
+  s.add_dependency "rake", ">= 13"
   s.add_development_dependency "ffi", "~>1"
   s.add_development_dependency "ffi-compiler", "~>1"
   s.add_development_dependency "rake-compiler", "~> 1.1.0"