diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/recognition_optimisation.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/recognition_optimisation.rb
index 3b98b1668343f438ceb8d6bdee6221995a8c8b43..ebc553512fc2063d0487658b3bfa8bb05f07cd38 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/recognition_optimisation.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/recognition_optimisation.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def recognize_path(path, environment={})
         result = recognize_optimized(path, environment) and return result
 
         # Route was not recognized. Try to find out why (maybe wrong verb).
-        allows = HTTP_METHODS.select { |verb| routes.find { |r| r.recognize(path, :method => verb) } }
+        allows = HTTP_METHODS.select { |verb| routes.find { |r| r.recognize(path, environment.merge(:method => verb)) } }
 
         if environment[:method] && !HTTP_METHODS.include?(environment[:method])
           raise NotImplemented.new(*allows)