diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/convert/BytecodeGeneratingEntityInstantiator.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/convert/BytecodeGeneratingEntityInstantiator.java
index ff0518868..75711a23a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/convert/BytecodeGeneratingEntityInstantiator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/convert/BytecodeGeneratingEntityInstantiator.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public enum BytecodeGeneratingEntityInstantiator implements EntityInstantiator {
 
 			this.classLoader = AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<ByteArrayClassLoader>() {
 				public ByteArrayClassLoader run() {
-					return new ByteArrayClassLoader(ObjectInstantiatorClassGenerator.class.getClassLoader());
+					return new ByteArrayClassLoader(ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader());
 				}
 			});
 		}