diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzer.java
index 555df79bce1..77c37fb0ad2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2023 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.
@@ -76,9 +76,14 @@ class NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzer extends AbstractInjectionFailureAnal
 	private String getDefinitionDescription(String beanName, BeanDefinition definition) {
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(definition.getFactoryMethodName())) {
 			return String.format("\t- %s: defined by method '%s' in %s%n", beanName, definition.getFactoryMethodName(),
-					definition.getResourceDescription());
+					getResourceDescription(definition));
 		}
-		return String.format("\t- %s: defined in %s%n", beanName, definition.getResourceDescription());
+		return String.format("\t- %s: defined in %s%n", beanName, getResourceDescription(definition));
+	}
+
+	private String getResourceDescription(BeanDefinition definition) {
+		String resourceDescription = definition.getResourceDescription();
+		return (resourceDescription != null) ? resourceDescription : "unknown location";
 	}
 
 	private String[] extractBeanNames(NoUniqueBeanDefinitionException cause) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests.java
index b14fcaa76dd..3950d036073 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2023 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.
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests {
 	}
 
 	private BeanCreationException createFailure(Class<?> consumer) {
+		this.context.registerBean("beanOne", TestBean.class);
 		this.context.register(DuplicateBeansProducer.class, consumer);
 		this.context.setParent(new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(ParentProducer.class));
 		try {
@@ -110,8 +111,7 @@ class NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests {
 	}
 
 	private void assertFoundBeans(FailureAnalysis analysis) {
-		assertThat(analysis.getDescription())
-				.contains("beanOne: defined by method 'beanOne' in " + DuplicateBeansProducer.class.getName());
+		assertThat(analysis.getDescription()).contains("beanOne: defined in unknown location");
 		assertThat(analysis.getDescription())
 				.contains("beanTwo: defined by method 'beanTwo' in " + DuplicateBeansProducer.class.getName());
 		assertThat(analysis.getDescription())
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ class NoUniqueBeanDefinitionFailureAnalyzerTests {
 	@ImportResource("/org/springframework/boot/diagnostics/analyzer/nounique/producer.xml")
 	static class DuplicateBeansProducer {
 
-		@Bean
-		TestBean beanOne() {
-			return new TestBean();
-		}
-
 		@Bean
 		TestBean beanTwo() {
 			return new TestBean();