diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/task/TaskExecutorConfigurations.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/task/TaskExecutorConfigurations.java
index f80bbaf493..1b9ebade96 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/task/TaskExecutorConfigurations.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/task/TaskExecutorConfigurations.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TaskExecutorConfigurations {
 				ObjectProvider<TaskDecorator> taskDecorator) {
 			SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor executor = new SimpleAsyncTaskExecutor(properties.getThreadNamePrefix());
 			executor.setVirtualThreads(true);
-			executor.setTaskDecorator(taskDecorator.getIfUnique());
+			taskDecorator.ifUnique(executor::setTaskDecorator);
 			return executor;
 		}