diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AggregatorParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AggregatorParser.java
index 54b1a11228..d3aa8d53d7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AggregatorParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/AggregatorParser.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class AggregatorParser extends AbstractConsumerEndpointParser {
 			builder.addConstructorArgReference(ref);
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(element.getAttribute(METHOD_ATTRIBUTE))) {
 				String method = element.getAttribute(METHOD_ATTRIBUTE);
-				builder.addConstructorArgValue(method);
+				builder.getRawBeanDefinition().getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(method, "java.lang.String");
 			}
 		}
 		else {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class AggregatorParser extends AbstractConsumerEndpointParser {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(
 				IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".aggregator." + unqualifiedClassName);
 		builder.addConstructorArgReference(ref);
-		builder.addConstructorArgValue(method);
+		builder.getRawBeanDefinition().getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(method, "java.lang.String");
 		return BeanDefinitionReaderUtils.registerWithGeneratedName(builder.getBeanDefinition(),
 				parserContext.getRegistry());
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java
index 813aa566d6..c63c07a514 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/FilterParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2008 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class FilterParser extends AbstractConsumerEndpointParser {
 		BeanDefinitionBuilder builder = BeanDefinitionBuilder.genericBeanDefinition(
 				IntegrationNamespaceUtils.BASE_PACKAGE + ".filter.MethodInvokingSelector");
 		builder.addConstructorArgReference(ref);
-		builder.addConstructorArgValue(method);
+		builder.getRawBeanDefinition().getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(method, "java.lang.String");
 		return BeanDefinitionReaderUtils.registerWithGeneratedName(
 				builder.getBeanDefinition(), parserContext.getRegistry());
 	}
diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/ServiceActivatorParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/ServiceActivatorParser.java
index c6b2575526..87694bd05d 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/ServiceActivatorParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/xml/ServiceActivatorParser.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class ServiceActivatorParser extends AbstractConsumerEndpointParser {
 		builder.addConstructorArgReference(ref);
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(element.getAttribute(METHOD_ATTRIBUTE))) {
 			String method = element.getAttribute(METHOD_ATTRIBUTE);
-			builder.addConstructorArgValue(method);
+			builder.getRawBeanDefinition().getConstructorArgumentValues().addGenericArgumentValue(method, "java.lang.String");
 		}
 		return builder;
 	}