diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/TaskExecutorBuilder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/TaskExecutorBuilder.java
index 94996b1a12..406d7d007b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/TaskExecutorBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/task/TaskExecutorBuilder.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class TaskExecutorBuilder {
 	 * @see #configure(ThreadPoolTaskExecutor)
 	 */
 	public ThreadPoolTaskExecutor build() {
-		return build(ThreadPoolTaskExecutor.class);
+		return configure(new ThreadPoolTaskExecutor());
 	}
 
 	/**