diff --git a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
index 1d04b567f..cb8279863 100644
--- a/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-data-rest-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/rest/webmvc/config/RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration.java
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ public class RepositoryRestMvcConfiguration extends HateoasAwareSpringDataWebCon
 	}
 
 	@Bean
-	public ProjectionDefinitionRegistar projectionDefinitionRegistrar(ObjectFactory<RepositoryRestConfiguration> config) {
+	public static ProjectionDefinitionRegistar projectionDefinitionRegistrar(
+			ObjectFactory<RepositoryRestConfiguration> config) {
 		return new ProjectionDefinitionRegistar(config);
 	}