diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
index 707a907d32b..1da35ce9568 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2009 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2010 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;
 
+import java.io.NotSerializableException;
 import java.io.ObjectStreamException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
@@ -929,7 +930,7 @@ public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFacto
 			return new SerializedBeanFactoryReference(this.serializationId);
 		}
 		else {
-			return this;
+			throw new NotSerializableException("DefaultListableBeanFactory has no serialization id");
 		}
 	}