diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java
index 04a91b7c..ae8b6325 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/execution/repository/snapshot/SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class SerializedFlowExecutionSnapshot extends FlowExecutionSnapshot implements E
 		}
 
 		protected Class resolveClass(ObjectStreamClass desc) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
-			return ClassUtils.forName(desc.getName(), this.classLoader);
+			return ClassUtils.forName(desc.getName(), classLoader);
 		}
 
 	}