diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb
index 7624cb364..e984029bf 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/fixture_support.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def run_in_transaction?
           if RSpec.configuration.use_active_record?
             include Fixtures
 
-            self.fixture_path = RSpec.configuration.fixture_path
+            self.fixture_paths = RSpec.configuration.fixture_path
             self.use_transactional_tests = RSpec.configuration.use_transactional_fixtures
             self.use_instantiated_fixtures = RSpec.configuration.use_instantiated_fixtures