diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
index 3577566e81..fbfc3a684d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/type/classreading/AnnotationAttributesReadingVisitor.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
 import org.springframework.asm.AnnotationVisitor;
 import org.springframework.asm.SpringAsmInfo;
 import org.springframework.asm.Type;
@@ -131,7 +130,13 @@ final class RecursiveAnnotationArrayVisitor extends AbstractRecursiveAnnotationV
 			newValue = ObjectUtils.addObjectToArray((Object[]) existingValue, newValue);
 		}
 		else {
-			Object[] newArray = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(newValue.getClass(), 1);
+			Class<?> arrayClass = newValue.getClass();
+			if(Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(arrayClass)) {
+				while(arrayClass.getSuperclass() != null && !arrayClass.isEnum()) {
+					arrayClass = arrayClass.getSuperclass();
+				}
+			}
+			Object[] newArray = (Object[]) Array.newInstance(arrayClass, 1);
 			newArray[0] = newValue;
 			newValue = newArray;
 		}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java
index 870ccd3bee..484f8207c5 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/type/AnnotationMetadataTests.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class AnnotationMetadataTests {
 		assertThat(metadata.hasAnnotation(Component.class.getName()), is(true));
 		assertThat(metadata.hasAnnotation(Scope.class.getName()), is(true));
 		assertThat(metadata.hasAnnotation(SpecialAttr.class.getName()), is(true));
-		assertThat(metadata.getAnnotationTypes().size(), is(5));
+		assertThat(metadata.getAnnotationTypes().size(), is(6));
 		assertThat(metadata.getAnnotationTypes().contains(Component.class.getName()), is(true));
 		assertThat(metadata.getAnnotationTypes().contains(Scope.class.getName()), is(true));
 		assertThat(metadata.getAnnotationTypes().contains(SpecialAttr.class.getName()), is(true));
@@ -247,6 +247,20 @@ public class AnnotationMetadataTests {
 	public @interface MetaMetaAnnotation {
 	}
 
+	@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	public @interface EnumSubclasses {
+		SubclassEnum[] value();
+	}
+
+	// SPR-10914
+	public static enum SubclassEnum {
+		FOO {
+		},
+		BAR {
+		};
+	}
+
 	@Component("myName")
 	@Scope("myScope")
 	@SpecialAttr(clazz = String.class, state = Thread.State.NEW,
@@ -258,6 +272,7 @@ public class AnnotationMetadataTests {
 	@SuppressWarnings({"serial", "unused"})
 	@DirectAnnotation("direct")
 	@MetaMetaAnnotation
+	@EnumSubclasses({ SubclassEnum.FOO, SubclassEnum.BAR })
 	private static class AnnotatedComponent implements Serializable {
 
 		@TestAutowired