diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityFilterAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityFilterAutoConfiguration.java
index 3657cad59b..6675118b59 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityFilterAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityFilterAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security;
 
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import javax.servlet.DispatcherType;
+
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
@@ -54,8 +60,17 @@ public class SecurityFilterAutoConfiguration {
 		DelegatingFilterProxyRegistrationBean registration = new DelegatingFilterProxyRegistrationBean(
 				DEFAULT_FILTER_NAME);
 		registration.setOrder(securityProperties.getFilterOrder());
-		registration.setDispatcherTypes(securityProperties.getFilterDispatcherTypes());
+		registration.setDispatcherTypes(getDispatcherTypes(securityProperties));
 		return registration;
 	}
 
+	private EnumSet<DispatcherType> getDispatcherTypes(
+			SecurityProperties securityProperties) {
+		Set<DispatcherType> dispatcherTypes = new HashSet<DispatcherType>();
+		for (String dispatcherType : securityProperties.getFilterDispatcherTypes()) {
+			dispatcherTypes.add(DispatcherType.valueOf(dispatcherType));
+		}
+		return EnumSet.copyOf(dispatcherTypes);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java
index 48f766f955..78dd4e8c14 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/SecurityProperties.java
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-import javax.servlet.DispatcherType;
-
 import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.FilterRegistrationBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ public class SecurityProperties implements SecurityPrerequisite {
 	/**
 	 * Security filter chain dispatcher types.
 	 */
-	private EnumSet<DispatcherType> filterDispatcherTypes;
+	private Set<String> filterDispatcherTypes;
 
 	public Headers getHeaders() {
 		return this.headers;
@@ -162,11 +160,11 @@ public class SecurityProperties implements SecurityPrerequisite {
 		this.filterOrder = filterOrder;
 	}
 
-	public EnumSet<DispatcherType> getFilterDispatcherTypes() {
+	public Set<String> getFilterDispatcherTypes() {
 		return this.filterDispatcherTypes;
 	}
 
-	public void setFilterDispatcherTypes(EnumSet<DispatcherType> filterDispatcherTypes) {
+	public void setFilterDispatcherTypes(Set<String> filterDispatcherTypes) {
 		this.filterDispatcherTypes = filterDispatcherTypes;
 	}