diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientsRegistrar.java b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientsRegistrar.java
index d0cdde94..06826a41 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientsRegistrar.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/openfeign/FeignClientsRegistrar.java
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ class FeignClientsRegistrar implements ImportBeanDefinitionRegistrar, ResourceLo
 		// code
 		definition.addPropertyValue("qualifiers", qualifiers);
 		AbstractBeanDefinition beanDefinition = definition.getBeanDefinition();
-		beanDefinition.setAttribute(FactoryBean.OBJECT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, className);
+		Class<?> type = ClassUtils.resolveClassName(className, null);
+		beanDefinition.setAttribute(FactoryBean.OBJECT_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE, type);
 		// has a default, won't be null
 		boolean primary = (Boolean) attributes.get("primary");
 		beanDefinition.setPrimary(primary);