diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/LocalValidatorFactoryBean.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/LocalValidatorFactoryBean.java
index 97006cf4a5c..01c6114869c 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/LocalValidatorFactoryBean.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/LocalValidatorFactoryBean.java
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class LocalValidatorFactoryBean extends SpringValidatorAdapter
 			ReflectionUtils.invokeMethod(parameterNameProviderMethod, configuration, parameterNameProvider);
 
 		}
-		catch (Exception ex) {
+		catch (Throwable ex) {
 			// Bean Validation 1.1 API not available - simply not applying the ParameterNameDiscoverer
 		}
 	}