diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 32a6f6f5c..6f2b47a06 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ group :development do
   gem "guard-rspec",    "4.7.3", require: false
   gem "guard-rubocop",  "1.3.0", require: false
   gem "rb-fsevent",     "0.10.2", require: false
-  gem "rb-inotify",     "0.9.8", require: false
+  gem "rb-inotify",     "0.9.10", require: false
 
   # Linters
   gem "haml_lint",      "0.24.0", require: false
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index c8b0a4836..6d9b0ecce 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ GEM
     raindrops (0.18.0)
     rake (12.0.0)
     rb-fsevent (0.10.2)
-    rb-inotify (0.9.8)
-      ffi (>= 0.5.0)
+    rb-inotify (0.9.10)
+      ffi (>= 0.5.0, < 2)
     redcarpet (3.4.0)
     redis (3.3.3)
     request_store (1.3.2)
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-i18n (= 4.0.9)
   rails-timeago (= 2.16.0)
   rb-fsevent (= 0.10.2)
-  rb-inotify (= 0.9.8)
+  rb-inotify (= 0.9.10)
   redcarpet (= 3.4.0)
   responders (= 2.4.0)
   rspec-rails (= 3.5.2)