diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
index bfc060a7ec..785c9431bb 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 			this.allowEagerClassLoading = otherListableFactory.allowEagerClassLoading;
 			this.dependencyComparator = otherListableFactory.dependencyComparator;
 			// A clone of the AutowireCandidateResolver since it is potentially BeanFactoryAware...
-			setAutowireCandidateResolver(BeanUtils.instantiateClass(getAutowireCandidateResolver().getClass()));
+			setAutowireCandidateResolver(BeanUtils.instantiateClass(otherListableFactory.getAutowireCandidateResolver().getClass()));
 			// Make resolvable dependencies (e.g. ResourceLoader) available here as well...
 			this.resolvableDependencies.putAll(otherListableFactory.resolvableDependencies);
 		}