diff --git a/ext/io/console/console.c b/ext/io/console/console.c
index 5dec1a4..6aa7e58 100644
--- a/ext/io/console/console.c
+++ b/ext/io/console/console.c
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ extern VALUE rb_scheduler_timeout(struct timeval *timeout);
 #define sys_fail_fptr(fptr) rb_sys_fail_str((fptr)->pathv)
 
 #ifndef HAVE_RB_F_SEND
+#ifndef RB_PASS_CALLED_KEYWORDS
+# define rb_funcallv_kw(recv, mid, arg, argv, kw_splat) rb_funcallv(recv, mid, arg, argv)
+#endif
+
 static ID id___send__;
 
 static VALUE
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ rb_f_send(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE recv)
     else {
 	vid = id___send__;
     }
-    return rb_funcallv(recv, vid, argc, argv);
+    return rb_funcallv_kw(recv, vid, argc, argv, RB_PASS_CALLED_KEYWORDS);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb b/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb
index 3d12b1f..3320241 100644
--- a/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb
+++ b/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb
@@ -401,6 +401,10 @@ def test_close
       assert_equal(["true"], run_pty("IO.console(:close); p IO.console(:tty?)"))
     end
 
+    def test_console_kw
+      assert_equal(["File"], run_pty("IO.console.close; p IO.console(:clone, freeze: true).class"))
+    end
+
     def test_sync
       assert_equal(["true"], run_pty("p IO.console.sync"))
     end
@@ -477,6 +481,10 @@ def test_close
       IO.console(:close)
     end
 
+    def test_console_kw
+      assert_kind_of(IO, IO.console(:clone, freeze: true))
+    end
+
     def test_sync
       assert(IO.console.sync, "console should be unbuffered")
     ensure