diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanUtils.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanUtils.java
index 77aff7ffe08..d908dbde63a 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanUtils.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanUtils.java
@@ -142,19 +142,20 @@ public abstract class BeanUtils {
 		if (clazz.isInterface()) {
 			throw new BeanInstantiationException(clazz, "Specified class is an interface");
 		}
+		Constructor<T> ctor;
 		try {
-			return instantiateClass(clazz.getDeclaredConstructor());
+			ctor = clazz.getDeclaredConstructor();
 		}
 		catch (NoSuchMethodException ex) {
-			Constructor<T> ctor = findPrimaryConstructor(clazz);
-			if (ctor != null) {
-				return instantiateClass(ctor);
+			ctor = findPrimaryConstructor(clazz);
+			if (ctor == null) {
+				throw new BeanInstantiationException(clazz, "No default constructor found", ex);
 			}
-			throw new BeanInstantiationException(clazz, "No default constructor found", ex);
 		}
 		catch (LinkageError err) {
 			throw new BeanInstantiationException(clazz, "Unresolvable class definition", err);
 		}
+		return instantiateClass(ctor);
 	}
 
 	/**