diff --git a/src/rails.js b/src/rails.js
index ae4355c0..c0f45238 100644
--- a/src/rails.js
+++ b/src/rails.js
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
         }
         return false;
 
-      } else if (link.data('method')) {
+      } else if (method) {
         rails.handleMethod(link);
         return false;
       }