diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java
index b9994b79a..25a5fb2ce 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/domain/Specification.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public interface Specification<T> extends Serializable {
 		return (root, query, builder) -> {
 
 			Predicate predicate = spec.toPredicate(root, query, builder);
-			return predicate != null ? builder.not(predicate) : null;
+			return predicate != null ? builder.not(predicate) : builder.disjunction();
 		};
 	}