diff --git a/lib/msf/core/thread_manager.rb b/lib/msf/core/thread_manager.rb
index 20ea7e7c99..4b9c7fb009 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/thread_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/thread_manager.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ class ThreadManager < Array
 
     # XXX: Preserve Ruby < 2.5 thread exception reporting behavior
     # https://ruby-doc.org/core-2.5.0/Thread.html#method-c-report_on_exception
-    Thread.report_on_exception = false if Thread.report_on_exception
+    if Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('2.5.0')
+      Thread.report_on_exception = false if Thread.report_on_exception
+    end
   end
 
   #