diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
index 5610baeaca..555e78b7fa 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ import static org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigUtils.*;
  * @since 3.0
  */
 public class ConfigurationClassPostProcessor implements BeanDefinitionRegistryPostProcessor,
-		ResourceLoaderAware, BeanClassLoaderAware, EnvironmentAware, ApplicationContextAware {
+		ResourceLoaderAware, BeanClassLoaderAware, EnvironmentAware, ApplicationContextAware,
+		Ordered {
 
 	private static final String IMPORT_AWARE_PROCESSOR_BEAN_NAME =
 			ConfigurationClassPostProcessor.class.getName() + ".importAwareProcessor";
@@ -374,6 +375,11 @@ public class ConfigurationClassPostProcessor implements BeanDefinitionRegistryPo
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public int getOrder() {
+		return Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE;
+	}
+
 
 	private static class ImportAwareBeanPostProcessor implements PriorityOrdered, BeanFactoryAware, BeanPostProcessor {