diff --git a/config/initializers/paperclip.rb b/config/initializers/paperclip.rb
index 81187d5a09..a72408de9e 100644
--- a/config/initializers/paperclip.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/paperclip.rb
@@ -12,3 +12,13 @@ url_adapters = [
 Paperclip.io_adapters.registered_handlers.delete_if do |_proc, adapter_class|
   url_adapters.include? adapter_class.to_s
 end
+
+# Patches an error for missing method #silence_stream with Rails 5.0
+# Can be removed after Paperclip is upgraded to 3.5+
+module Paperclip
+  class GeometryDetector
+    def silence_stream(_stream, &block)
+      yield
+    end
+  end
+end