diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
index 0ecabb7e19d..dfef714392e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/support/PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ public class PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver implements ResourcePatternResol
 			}
 			else {
 				// a single resource with the given name
-				return new Resource[] {getResourceLoader().getResource(locationPattern)};
+				return new Resource[] {getResource(locationPattern)};
 			}
 		}
 	}