diff --git a/libexec/rbenv-init b/libexec/rbenv-init
index 29f521f3..88f9e69c 100755
--- a/libexec/rbenv-init
+++ b/libexec/rbenv-init
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ root="${0%/*}/.."
 if [ -z "$print" ]; then
   case "$shell" in
   bash )
-    profile='~/.bash_profile'
+    if [ -f "${HOME}/.bashrc" ] && [ ! -f "${HOME}/.bash_profile" ]; then
+      profile='~/.bashrc'
+    else
+      profile='~/.bash_profile'
+    fi
     ;;
   zsh )
     profile='~/.zshrc'