diff --git a/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/base_matcher.rb b/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/base_matcher.rb
index 1cb441022..583c1374d 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/base_matcher.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/matchers/built_in/base_matcher.rb
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ def match_unless_raises(*exceptions)
           exceptions.unshift Exception if exceptions.empty?
           begin
             yield
+            true
           rescue *exceptions => @rescued_exception
-            return false
+            false
           end
-          true
         end
 
         def failure_message_for_should