diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/odm/config/ObjectDirectoryMapperConfiguration.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/odm/config/ObjectDirectoryMapperConfiguration.java
index 30a10a7e..6a4c5c7b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/odm/config/ObjectDirectoryMapperConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/odm/config/ObjectDirectoryMapperConfiguration.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.ldap.odm.core.impl.DefaultObjectDirectoryMapper;
 public class ObjectDirectoryMapperConfiguration {
 
 	@Bean
-	ConversionServiceBeanFactoryPostProcessor conversionServiceBeanPostProcessor() {
+	static ConversionServiceBeanFactoryPostProcessor conversionServiceBeanPostProcessor() {
 		return new ConversionServiceBeanFactoryPostProcessor();
 	}