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 666dd00e81a..728476f495e 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
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 	 * Create a new AbstractApplicationContext with no parent.
 	 */
 	public AbstractApplicationContext() {
-		this(null);
+		this.resourcePatternResolver = getResourcePatternResolver();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 	 * @param parent the parent context
 	 */
 	public AbstractApplicationContext(ApplicationContext parent) {
-		this.parent = parent;
-		this.resourcePatternResolver = getResourcePatternResolver();
+		this();
+		setParent(parent);
 	}