diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
index 262e9d9a303..18c44d61511 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/annotation/WebMvcConfigurationSupport.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2022 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.
@@ -907,8 +907,8 @@ public class WebMvcConfigurationSupport implements ApplicationContextAware, Serv
 			try {
 				messageConverters.add(new SourceHttpMessageConverter<>());
 			}
-			catch (Throwable ex) {
-				// Ignore when no TransformerFactory implementation is available...
+			catch (Error err) {
+				// Ignore when no TransformerFactory implementation is available
 			}
 		}
 		messageConverters.add(new AllEncompassingFormHttpMessageConverter());