diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/MatchableHandlerMapping.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/MatchableHandlerMapping.java
index 7da23e7b6ba..ec779055242 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/MatchableHandlerMapping.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/handler/MatchableHandlerMapping.java
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public interface MatchableHandlerMapping extends HandlerMapping {
 	 * @since 5.3
 	 */
 	@Nullable
-	PathPatternParser getPatternParser();
+	default PathPatternParser getPatternParser() {
+		return null;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Determine whether the request matches the given pattern. Use this method