diff --git a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/ClassUtils.java b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/ClassUtils.java
index 3fe05ea98..203a4eb5c 100644
--- a/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/spring-data-commons-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
     public static Method getBaseClassMethodFor(Method method,
             Class<?> baseClass, Class<?> repositoryInterface) {
 
-        for (Method baseClassMethod : baseClass.getDeclaredMethods()) {
+        for (Method baseClassMethod : baseClass.getMethods()) {
 
             // Wrong name
             if (!method.getName().equals(baseClassMethod.getName())) {