diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/templates/controller.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/templates/controller.rb
index 9b04192126..ece6bbba3b 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/templates/controller.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/templates/controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if namespaced? -%>
-require "<%= namespaced_file_path %>/application_controller"
+require_dependency "<%= namespaced_file_path %>/application_controller"
 <% end -%>
 
 <% module_namespacing do -%>
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
index 5cd31bf2ee..0294bde582 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if namespaced? -%>
-require "<%= namespaced_file_path %>/application_controller"
+require_dependency "<%= namespaced_file_path %>/application_controller"
 <% end -%>
 
 <% module_namespacing do -%>
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/namespaced_generators_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/namespaced_generators_test.rb
index 903465392d..09169ef2d2 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/namespaced_generators_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/namespaced_generators_test.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class NamespacedControllerGeneratorTest < NamespacedGeneratorTestCase
   def test_namespaced_controller_skeleton_is_created
     run_generator
     assert_file "app/controllers/test_app/account_controller.rb",
-                /require "test_app\/application_controller"/,
+                /require_dependency "test_app\/application_controller"/,
                 /module TestApp/,
                 /  class AccountController < ApplicationController/
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class NamespacedScaffoldGeneratorTest < NamespacedGeneratorTestCase
 
     # Controller
     assert_file "app/controllers/test_app/product_lines_controller.rb",
-                /require "test_app\/application_controller"/,
+                /require_dependency "test_app\/application_controller"/,
                 /module TestApp/,
                 /class ProductLinesController < ApplicationController/