diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java
index e4d000e6be7..7fe5f3c1c0d 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/convert/support/ObjectToObjectConverter.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ final class ObjectToObjectConverter implements ConditionalGenericConverter {
 			}
 			else if (member instanceof Constructor) {
 				Constructor<?> ctor = (Constructor<?>) member;
+				ReflectionUtils.makeAccessible(ctor);
 				return ctor.newInstance(source);
 			}
 		}