diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults b/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults
index 74582e400..1f01d3ee3 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ INSTALL_MASK="/usr/lib/debug"
 DISTDIR="${PORTDIR}/distfiles"
 PKGDIR="${PORTDIR}/packages"
 
-RUBY_TARGETS="ruby25"
-
 ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA intel-ucode-20180807 FraunhoferFDK"
 
 GPSD_PROTOCOLS="nmea0183 nmea2000"
diff --git a/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh b/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
index 114d887d4..8184fbc0f 100755
--- a/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
+++ b/scripts/pentoo-updater.sh
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ fi
 #  fi
 #fi
 
+#migrate what we can from ruby 2.4
+if [ -n "$(portageq match / '<dev-lang/ruby-2.5')" ]; then
+  revdep-rebuild --library 'libruby24.so.2.4' -- --buildpkg=y --usepkg=n --changed-deps --exclude ruby
+fi
+
 #before we begin main installs, let's remove what may need removing
 #handle hard blocks here, and like this
 removeme=$(portageq match / '<dev-python/setuptools_scm-3')