diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java
index c5219132237..6069882bf43 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/resource/ResourceHttpRequestHandler.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class ResourceHttpRequestHandler extends WebContentGenerator
 	}
 
 	public ResourceHttpMessageConverter getResourceHttpMessageConverter() {
-		return resourceHttpMessageConverter;
+		return this.resourceHttpMessageConverter;
 	}