diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/AuthenticationManagerConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/AuthenticationManagerConfiguration.java
index 5436f511d37..16a2e4e0ea7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/AuthenticationManagerConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/security/AuthenticationManagerConfiguration.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition.ConditionalOnMissingBean;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.security.SecurityProperties.User;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
@@ -41,9 +42,15 @@ import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.ObjectPostProcessor;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.SecurityConfigurer;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.builders.AuthenticationManagerBuilder;
 import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.configurers.GlobalAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 /**
- * Configuration for a Spring Security in-memory {@link AuthenticationManager}.
+ * Configuration for a Spring Security in-memory {@link AuthenticationManager}. Can be
+ * disabled by providing a bean of type AuthenticationManager. The value provided by this
+ * configuration will become the "global" authentication manager (from Spring Security),
+ * or the parent of the global instance. Thus it acts as a fallback when no others are
+ * provided, is used by method security if enabled, and as a parent authentication manager
+ * for "local" authentication managers in individual filter chains.
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Rob Winch
@@ -53,8 +60,15 @@ import org.springframework.security.config.annotation.authentication.configurers
 @ConditionalOnMissingBean(AuthenticationManager.class)
 @Order(Ordered.LOWEST_PRECEDENCE - 3)
 public class AuthenticationManagerConfiguration extends
-		GlobalAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter implements
-		ApplicationListener<ContextRefreshedEvent> {
+		GlobalAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter {
+
+	/*
+	 * Yes, this class is a GlobalAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter, even though none of
+	 * those methods are overridden: we want Spring Security to instantiate us early, so
+	 * we can in turn force the SecurityPrequisites to be instantiated. This will prevent
+	 * ordering issues between Spring Boot modules when they need to influence the default
+	 * security configuration.
+	 */
 
 	private static Log logger = LogFactory
 			.getLog(AuthenticationManagerConfiguration.class);
@@ -62,43 +76,48 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerConfiguration extends
 	@Autowired
 	private List<SecurityPrequisite> dependencies;
 
-	@Autowired
-	private ObjectPostProcessor<Object> objectPostProcessor;
-
 	@Autowired
 	private SecurityProperties security;
 
 	@Autowired
-	private AuthenticationEventPublisher authenticationEventPublisher;
-
-	private BootDefaultingAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter configurer = new BootDefaultingAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter();
-
-	@Override
-	public void init(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
-		auth.apply(this.configurer);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void configure(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
-		this.configurer.configureParent(auth);
-	}
+	private ObjectPostProcessor<Object> objectPostProcessor;
 
 	@Bean
 	@Primary
-	public AuthenticationManager authenticationManager() {
-		AuthenticationManager manager = this.configurer.getAuthenticationManagerBuilder()
+	public AuthenticationManager authenticationManager(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth)
+			throws Exception {
+		/*
+		 * This AuthenticationManagerBuilder is for the global AuthenticationManager
+		 */
+		BootDefaultingAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter configurer = new BootDefaultingAuthenticationConfigurerAdapter();
+		configurer.init(auth);
+		configurer.configure(auth);
+		AuthenticationManager manager = configurer.getAuthenticationManagerBuilder()
 				.getOrBuild();
+		configurer.configureParent(auth);
 		return manager;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void onApplicationEvent(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
-		AuthenticationManager manager = this.configurer.getAuthenticationManagerBuilder()
-				.getOrBuild();
-		if (manager instanceof ProviderManager) {
-			((ProviderManager) manager)
-					.setAuthenticationEventPublisher(this.authenticationEventPublisher);
+	@Component
+	protected static class AuthenticationManagerConfigurationListener implements
+			ApplicationListener<ContextRefreshedEvent> {
+
+		@Autowired
+		private AuthenticationEventPublisher authenticationEventPublisher;
+
+		@Override
+		public void onApplicationEvent(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
+			ApplicationContext context = event.getApplicationContext();
+			if (context.getBeanNamesForType(AuthenticationManager.class).length == 0) {
+				return;
+			}
+			AuthenticationManager manager = context.getBean(AuthenticationManager.class);
+			if (manager instanceof ProviderManager) {
+				((ProviderManager) manager)
+						.setAuthenticationEventPublisher(this.authenticationEventPublisher);
+			}
 		}
+
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -163,7 +182,8 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerConfiguration extends
 					.roles(roles.toArray(new String[roles.size()])).and().and().build();
 
 			// Defer actually setting the parent on the AuthenticationManagerBuilder
-			// because it makes it "configured" and we are only in the init() phase here.
+			// because it makes it "configured" and we are only in the init() phase
+			// here.
 
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/src/main/java/sample/ui/secure/SampleWebSecureApplication.java b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/src/main/java/sample/ui/secure/SampleWebSecureApplication.java
index cec652a47db..65174bceb04 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/src/main/java/sample/ui/secure/SampleWebSecureApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-web-secure/src/main/java/sample/ui/secure/SampleWebSecureApplication.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public class SampleWebSecureApplication extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {
 					.password("admin").roles("ADMIN", "USER").and().withUser("user")
 					.password("user").roles("USER");
 		}
+
 	}
 
 }