diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb
index af683d37ed233fab48b027fee8f9fb0ddc143121..a9253c186db7775fbfa7b203aeafd8ae561df3db 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ module ClassMethods
       # This generated method plays caching role.
       def __define_callbacks(kind, object) #:nodoc:
         chain = object.send("_#{kind}_callbacks")
-        name = "_run_callbacks_#{chain.object_id}"
+        name = "_run_callbacks_#{chain.object_id.abs}"
         unless object.respond_to?(name, true)
           class_eval <<-RUBY_EVAL, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
             def #{name}() #{chain.compile} end