diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
index 089860a737..0679bca86e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtils.java
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ public abstract class RuntimeHintsUtils {
 				Class<?> annotationAttribute = aliasFor.annotation();
 				Class<?> targetAnnotation = (annotationAttribute != Annotation.class
 						? annotationAttribute : annotationType);
-				if (!types.contains(targetAnnotation)) {
-					types.add(targetAnnotation);
+				if (types.add(targetAnnotation)) {
 					if (!targetAnnotation.equals(annotationType)) {
 						collectAliasedAnnotations(seen, types, targetAnnotation);
 					}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
index 6d4a3c30ff..b4345a91ea 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/aot/hint/support/RuntimeHintsUtilsTests.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.JdkProxyHint;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory;
-import org.springframework.aot.hint.ReflectionHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeHint;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
@@ -74,7 +73,8 @@ class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 		RuntimeHintsUtils.registerAnnotation(this.hints, RetryInvoker.class);
 		assertThat(this.hints.reflection().typeHints())
 				.anySatisfy(annotationHint(RetryInvoker.class))
-				.anySatisfy(annotationHint(SampleInvoker.class));
+				.anySatisfy(annotationHint(SampleInvoker.class))
+				.hasSize(2);
 		assertThat(this.hints.proxies().jdkProxies())
 				.anySatisfy(annotationProxy(RetryInvoker.class))
 				.anySatisfy(annotationProxy(SampleInvoker.class))
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 	@Test
 	void registerAnnotationTypeWhereUsedAsAMetaAnnotationRegistersHierarchy() {
 		RuntimeHintsUtils.registerAnnotation(this.hints, RetryWithEnabledFlagInvoker.class);
-		ReflectionHints reflection = this.hints.reflection();
-		assertThat(reflection.typeHints())
+		assertThat(this.hints.reflection().typeHints())
 				.anySatisfy(annotationHint(RetryWithEnabledFlagInvoker.class))
 				.anySatisfy(annotationHint(RetryInvoker.class))
 				.anySatisfy(annotationHint(SampleInvoker.class))
@@ -117,8 +116,7 @@ class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 
 	private Consumer<JdkProxyHint> annotationProxy(Class<?> type) {
 		return jdkProxyHint -> assertThat(jdkProxyHint.getProxiedInterfaces())
-				.containsExactly(TypeReference.of(type),
-						TypeReference.of(SynthesizedAnnotation.class));
+				.containsExactly(TypeReference.of(type), TypeReference.of(SynthesizedAnnotation.class));
 	}
 
 
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ class RuntimeHintsUtilsTests {
 	@RetryInvoker
 	@interface RetryWithEnabledFlagInvoker {
 
-		@AliasFor(attribute = "value", annotation = RetryInvoker.class)
+		@AliasFor(annotation = RetryInvoker.class)
 		int value() default 5;
 
 		boolean enabled() default true;
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/WebAnnotationsRuntimeHintsRegistrar.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/WebAnnotationsRuntimeHintsRegistrar.java
index 1adc3ba2f0..3e6e3e2b5f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/WebAnnotationsRuntimeHintsRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/WebAnnotationsRuntimeHintsRegistrar.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 
 /**
- * {@link RuntimeHintsRegistrar} implementation that make web binding
- * annotations at runtime.
+ * {@link RuntimeHintsRegistrar} implementation that makes web binding
+ * annotations available at runtime.
  *
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 6.0