diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/staticmock/AbstractMethodMockingControl.aj b/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/staticmock/AbstractMethodMockingControl.aj
index 30bf1ab8f6..25b8c35b49 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/staticmock/AbstractMethodMockingControl.aj
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/staticmock/AbstractMethodMockingControl.aj
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public abstract aspect AbstractMethodMockingControl percflow(mockStaticsTestMeth
 		expectations.verify();
 	}
 
-	Object around() : methodToMock() {
+	Object around() : methodToMock() && cflowbelow(mockStaticsTestMethod()) {
 		if (recording) {
 			expectations.expectCall(thisJoinPointStaticPart.toLongString(), thisJoinPoint.getArgs());
 			// Return value doesn't matter