diff --git a/plugins/ruby/ruby-autogen-defs.rb b/plugins/ruby/ruby-autogen-defs.rb
index 64da12ff9..3c004b41a 100644
--- a/plugins/ruby/ruby-autogen-defs.rb
+++ b/plugins/ruby/ruby-autogen-defs.rb
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ module DFHack
             def _get
                 addr = _getp
                 return if addr == 0
+                return addr if not @_tg
                 @_tg._at(addr)._get
             end