diff --git a/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb b/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb
index c966c9f1..5b1ee4ee 100644
--- a/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb
+++ b/lib/action_controller/serialization.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ module ActionController
 
     include ActionController::Renderers
 
+    class << self
+      attr_accessor :enabled
+    end
+    self.enabled = true
+
     included do
       class_attribute :_serialization_scope
       self._serialization_scope = :current_user
diff --git a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
index c0ba27fe..80ce3470 100644
--- a/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
+++ b/lib/active_model_serializers.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ begin
   require 'action_controller'
   require 'action_controller/serialization'
 
-  ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) do
-    include ::ActionController::Serialization
+  ActiveSupport.on_load(:after_initialize) do
+    if ::ActionController::Serialization.enabled
+      ActionController::Base.send(:include, ::ActionController::Serialization)
+    end
   end
 rescue LoadError
   # rails not installed, continuing