diff --git a/recipes/ruby/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/ruby/all/conanfile.py
index 59824ba379b09e..d478600c254e88 100644
--- a/recipes/ruby/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/ruby/all/conanfile.py
@@ -150,14 +150,17 @@ def generate(self):
 
         # Ruby doesn't respect the --with-gmp-dir for eg. After removal of libgmp-dev on conanio/gcc10 build failed
         opt_dirs = []
-        for name, dep_cpp_info in self.deps_cpp_info.dependencies:
-            if name in ['zlib', 'openssl', 'libffi', 'libyaml', 'readline', 'gmp']:
-                root_path = unix_path(self, dep_cpp_info.rootpath)
-                tc.configure_args.append(f'--with-{name}-dir={root_path}')
+
+        # zlib always True
+        tc.configure_args.append(f'--with-zlib-dir={self.dependencies["zlib"].package_path.as_posix()}')
+        for dep in ['zlib', 'openssl', 'libffi', 'libyaml', 'readline', 'gmp']:
+            if self.options.get_safe(f'with_{dep}'):
+                root_path = self.dependencies[dep].package_path.as_posix()
+                tc.configure_args.append(f'--with-{dep}-dir={root_path}')
                 opt_dirs.append(root_path)
+
         if opt_dirs:
             sep = ';' if self.settings.os == "Windows" else ":"
-
             tc.configure_args.append(f"--with-opt-dir={sep.join(opt_dirs)}")
 
         if cross_building(self) and is_apple_os(self):
diff --git a/recipes/ruby/all/test_package/conanfile.py b/recipes/ruby/all/test_package/conanfile.py
index 3c4aa957b2d581..55b30c6626f1f3 100644
--- a/recipes/ruby/all/test_package/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/ruby/all/test_package/conanfile.py
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ def build(self):
         # We define RUBY_STATIC_RUBY when ruby itself is static
         # We define RUBY_STATIC_LINKED_EXT when the ruby extensions are static (same as EXTSTATIC but clearer)
         defs = {}
-        if not self.options['ruby'].shared:
+        tested_options = self.dependencies[self.tested_reference_str].options
+        if not tested_options.shared:
             defs['RUBY_STATIC_RUBY'] = 1
-            if self.options['ruby'].with_static_linked_ext:
+            if tested_options.with_static_linked_ext:
                 defs['RUBY_STATIC_LINKED_EXT'] = 1
         cmake.configure(variables=defs)
         cmake.build()