diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
index 1a98854534..3a460f41a2 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java
@@ -844,10 +844,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory extends AbstractBeanFac
 	 */
 	@Override
 	protected ResolvableType getTypeForFactoryBean(String beanName, RootBeanDefinition mbd, boolean allowInit) {
+		ResolvableType result;
+
 		// Check if the bean definition itself has defined the type with an attribute
-		ResolvableType result = getTypeForFactoryBeanFromAttributes(mbd);
-		if (result != ResolvableType.NONE) {
-			return result;
+		try {
+			result = getTypeForFactoryBeanFromAttributes(mbd);
+			if (result != ResolvableType.NONE) {
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+			throw new BeanDefinitionStoreException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName,
+					String.valueOf(ex.getMessage()));
 		}
 
 		// For instance supplied beans, try the target type and bean class immediately
diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
index 32af62487c..9be203b5f5 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanFactory.java
@@ -1712,9 +1712,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport imp
 	 * @see #getBean(String)
 	 */
 	protected ResolvableType getTypeForFactoryBean(String beanName, RootBeanDefinition mbd, boolean allowInit) {
-		ResolvableType result = getTypeForFactoryBeanFromAttributes(mbd);
-		if (result != ResolvableType.NONE) {
-			return result;
+		try {
+			ResolvableType result = getTypeForFactoryBeanFromAttributes(mbd);
+			if (result != ResolvableType.NONE) {
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
+			throw new BeanDefinitionStoreException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName,
+					String.valueOf(ex.getMessage()));
 		}
 
 		if (allowInit && mbd.isSingleton()) {