diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/cookie/IgnoreSpec.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/cookie/IgnoreSpec.java
index a6cd4f2e5..71bf7902f 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/cookie/IgnoreSpec.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/cookie/IgnoreSpec.java
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ public class IgnoreSpec extends CookieSpecBase {
         return Collections.emptyList();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean match(final Cookie cookie, final CookieOrigin origin) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public List<Header> formatCookies(final List<Cookie> cookies) {
         return Collections.emptyList();