1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/delegate.rb b/lib/delegate.rb
index 5d256323dd..6bee43293e 100644
--- a/lib/delegate.rb
+++ b/lib/delegate.rb
@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ class Delegator
   # call through \_\_getobj\_\_.
   #
   def respond_to_missing?(m, include_private = false)
-    if include_private
-      warn "#{caller(3)[0]}: delegator does not forward private methods"
+    r = self.__getobj__.respond_to?(m, include_private)
+    if r && include_private && !self.__getobj__.respond_to?(m, false)
+      warn "#{caller(3)[0]}: delegator does not forward private method \##{m}"
+      return false
     end
-    self.__getobj__.respond_to?(m)
+    r
   end
 
   #