diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java
index 15e3ee77538..5a2bb2bb45a 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CollectionFactory.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public final class CollectionFactory {
 		else if (LinkedList.class == collectionType) {
 			return new LinkedList<>();
 		}
-		else if (SortedSet.class == collectionType || NavigableSet.class == collectionType) {
+		else if (TreeSet.class == collectionType || SortedSet.class == collectionType || NavigableSet.class == collectionType) {
 			return new TreeSet<>();
 		}
 		else if (EnumSet.class.isAssignableFrom(collectionType)) {