diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/sweeping.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/sweeping.rb
index bb176ca3f946661db497c70ac800a779c3a45764..cc1fa23935b2fdb6f211b7e129b0987e931de1b0 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/sweeping.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/sweeping.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def callback(timing)
           end
 
           def method_missing(method, *arguments, &block)
-            super unless @controller
+            return super unless @controller
             @controller.__send__(method, *arguments, &block)
           end
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb
index 65c853f6eb959f34e5018b22669a3f55df4b9422..ef7fbca675e55622a43058d567cf6389a49fb036 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/filters_test.rb
@@ -510,6 +510,13 @@ def find_except
     end
   end
 
+  def test_sweeper_should_not_ignore_no_method_error
+    sweeper = ActionController::Caching::Sweeper.send(:new)
+    assert_raise NoMethodError do
+      sweeper.send_not_defined
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_sweeper_should_not_block_rendering
     response = test_process(SweeperTestController)
     assert_equal 'hello world', response.body