diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/SharedEntityManagerCreator.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/SharedEntityManagerCreator.java
index ef20dfc3ef..b47fc5fe9a 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/SharedEntityManagerCreator.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/SharedEntityManagerCreator.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public abstract class SharedEntityManagerCreator {
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	private static class SharedEntityManagerInvocationHandler implements InvocationHandler, Serializable {
 
-		private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
+		private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(SharedEntityManagerInvocationHandler.class);
 
 		private final EntityManagerFactory targetFactory;