diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
index 56985b3b6df..94d6a52da7f 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
 import org.springframework.beans.CachedIntrospectionResults;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryInitializer;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory;
@@ -965,7 +966,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 		// Initialize LoadTimeWeaverAware beans early to allow for registering their transformers early.
 		String[] weaverAwareNames = beanFactory.getBeanNamesForType(LoadTimeWeaverAware.class, false, false);
 		for (String weaverAwareName : weaverAwareNames) {
-			beanFactory.getBean(weaverAwareName, LoadTimeWeaverAware.class);
+			try {
+				beanFactory.getBean(weaverAwareName, LoadTimeWeaverAware.class);
+			}
+			catch (BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException ex) {
+				if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+					logger.debug("Failed to initialize LoadTimeWeaverAware bean '" + weaverAwareName +
+							"' due to unexpected type mismatch: " + ex.getMessage());
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Stop using the temporary ClassLoader for type matching.