diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/src/route.rs b/actix-web-codegen/src/route.rs
index 9f99ff01a..ddbd42454 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/src/route.rs
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/src/route.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ impl Args {
         let mut guards = Vec::new();
         let mut wrappers = Vec::new();
         let mut methods = HashSet::new();
+
+        let is_route_macro = method.is_none();
         if let Some(method) = method {
             methods.insert(method);
         }
@@ -126,7 +128,12 @@ impl Args {
                             ));
                         }
                     } else if nv.path.is_ident("method") {
-                        if let syn::Lit::Str(ref lit) = nv.lit {
+                        if !is_route_macro {
+                            return Err(syn::Error::new_spanned(
+                                &nv,
+                                "HTTP method forbidden here. To handle multiple methods, use `route` instead",
+                            ));
+                        } else if let syn::Lit::Str(ref lit) = nv.lit {
                             let method = MethodType::try_from(lit)?;
                             if !methods.insert(method) {
                                 return Err(syn::Error::new_spanned(
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.rs b/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.rs
index 140497687..368cff046 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.rs
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.rs
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ async fn four() -> impl Responder {
     HttpResponse::Ok()
 }
 
+#[delete("/five", method="GET")]
+async fn five() -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok()
+}
+
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.stderr b/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.stderr
index 12c32c00d..cffc81ff8 100644
--- a/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.stderr
+++ b/actix-web-codegen/tests/trybuild/simple-fail.stderr
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ error: Multiple paths specified! Should be only one!
    |
 20 | #[delete("/four", "/five")]
    |                   ^^^^^^^
+
+error: HTTP method forbidden here. To handle multiple methods, use `route` instead
+  --> $DIR/simple-fail.rs:25:19
+   |
+25 | #[delete("/five", method="GET")]
+   |                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^