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 aaf8b8f806a6..2aae2a49fdd8 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
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public void copyConfigurationFrom(ConfigurableBeanFactory otherFactory) {
 			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);
 		}