diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/SimpleErrors.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/SimpleErrors.java
index e768711e86..21c616ffdd 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/SimpleErrors.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/SimpleErrors.java
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public class SimpleErrors implements Errors, Serializable {
 
 		PropertyDescriptor pd = BeanUtils.getPropertyDescriptor(this.target.getClass(), field);
 		if (pd != null && pd.getReadMethod() != null) {
+			ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(pd.getReadMethod());
 			return ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(pd.getReadMethod(), this.target);
 		}