diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
index 1b64456fb20..c31dfb63b3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 , postBuild ? null
 , document ? []
 , meta ? {}
-, groups ? ["default"]
+, groups ? null
 , ignoreCollisions ? false
 , buildInputs ? []
 , ...
diff --git a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/functions.nix b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/functions.nix
index 81e2fa35329..f477b2bee7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/functions.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ruby-modules/bundled-common/functions.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 { lib, gemConfig, ... }:
 
 let
-  inherit (lib) attrValues concatMap converge filterAttrs getAttrs;
+  inherit (lib) attrValues concatMap converge filterAttrs getAttrs
+                intersectLists;
 
 in rec {
   bundlerFiles = {
@@ -49,10 +50,9 @@ in rec {
     ) attrs.platforms
   );
 
-  groupMatches = groups: attrs: (
-  !(attrs ? "groups") ||
-    builtins.any (gemGroup: builtins.any (group: group == gemGroup) groups) attrs.groups
-  );
+  groupMatches = groups: attrs:
+    groups == null || !(attrs ? "groups") ||
+      (intersectLists groups attrs.groups) != [];
 
   applyGemConfigs = attrs:
     (if gemConfig ? "${attrs.gemName}"