diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java
index e218ab6e29d..003ad085735 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtils.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public abstract class CoroutinesUtils {
 		Assert.isTrue(KotlinDetector.isSuspendingFunction(method), "Method must be a suspending function");
 		KFunction<?> function = ReflectJvmMapping.getKotlinFunction(method);
 		Assert.notNull(function, () -> "Failed to get Kotlin function for method: " + method);
-		if (method.isAccessible() && !KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
+		if (!KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
 			KCallablesJvm.setAccessible(function, true);
 		}
 		Mono<Object> mono = MonoKt.mono(context, (scope, continuation) -> {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtilsTests.kt b/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtilsTests.kt
index 6aee679df09..2940f1d3ff7 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtilsTests.kt
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/core/CoroutinesUtilsTests.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,17 @@ class CoroutinesUtilsTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	fun invokePrivateSuspendingFunction() {
+		val method = CoroutinesUtilsTests::class.java.getDeclaredMethod("privateSuspendingFunction", String::class.java, Continuation::class.java)
+		val publisher = CoroutinesUtils.invokeSuspendingFunction(method, this, "foo")
+		Assertions.assertThat(publisher).isInstanceOf(Mono::class.java)
+		StepVerifier.create(publisher)
+			.expectNext("foo")
+			.expectComplete()
+			.verify()
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	fun invokeNonSuspendingFunction() {
 		val method = CoroutinesUtilsTests::class.java.getDeclaredMethod("nonSuspendingFunction", String::class.java)
@@ -252,6 +263,11 @@ class CoroutinesUtilsTests {
 		return value
 	}
 
+	private suspend fun privateSuspendingFunction(value: String): String {
+		delay(1)
+		return value
+	}
+
 	suspend fun suspendingFunctionWithNullable(value: String?): String? {
 		delay(1)
 		return value
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethod.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethod.java
index a32fd354737..ceca9d8094e 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethod.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethod.java
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public class InvocableHandlerMethod extends HandlerMethod {
 			if (function == null) {
 				return method.invoke(target, args);
 			}
-			if (method.isAccessible() && !KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
+			if (!KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
 				KCallablesJvm.setAccessible(function, true);
 			}
 			Map<KParameter, Object> argMap = CollectionUtils.newHashMap(args.length + 1);
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt b/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt
index 82cac5450d7..645c10c1f62 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/method/support/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ class InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests {
 		Assertions.assertThat(value).isNull()
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	fun private() {
+		composite.addResolver(StubArgumentResolver(Float::class.java, 1.2f))
+		val value = getInvocable(Handler::class.java, Float::class.java).invokeForRequest(request, null)
+
+		Assertions.assertThat(getStubResolver(0).resolvedParameters).hasSize(1)
+		Assertions.assertThat(value).isEqualTo("1.2")
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	fun valueClass() {
 		composite.addResolver(StubArgumentResolver(Long::class.java, 1L))
@@ -182,6 +191,8 @@ class InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests {
 			return null
 		}
 
+		private fun private(value: Float) = value.toString()
+
 	}
 
 	private class ValueClassHandler {
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/InvocableHandlerMethod.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/InvocableHandlerMethod.java
index 82ad5c2c6b6..72cfe21d5be 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/InvocableHandlerMethod.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/method/InvocableHandlerMethod.java
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public class InvocableHandlerMethod extends HandlerMethod {
 				if (function == null) {
 					return method.invoke(target, args);
 				}
-				if (method.isAccessible() && !KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
+				if (!KCallablesJvm.isAccessible(function)) {
 					KCallablesJvm.setAccessible(function, true);
 				}
 				Map<KParameter, Object> argMap = CollectionUtils.newHashMap(args.length + 1);
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt b/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt
index bccfa8930db..c94cd6bdb81 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/web/reactive/result/InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests.kt
@@ -112,11 +112,18 @@ class InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests {
 	@Test
 	fun privateController() {
 		this.resolvers.add(stubResolver("foo"))
-		val method = PrivateCoroutinesController::singleArg.javaMethod!!
-		val result = invoke(PrivateCoroutinesController(), method,"foo")
+		val method = PrivateController::singleArg.javaMethod!!
+		val result = invoke(PrivateController(), method,"foo")
 		assertHandlerResultValue(result, "success:foo")
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	fun privateFunction() {
+		val method = PrivateController::class.java.getDeclaredMethod("private")
+		val result = invoke(PrivateController(), method)
+		assertHandlerResultValue(result, "private")
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	fun defaultValue() {
 		this.resolvers.add(stubResolver(null, String::class.java))
@@ -330,12 +337,14 @@ class InvocableHandlerMethodKotlinTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private class PrivateCoroutinesController {
+	private class PrivateController {
 
 		suspend fun singleArg(q: String?): String {
 			delay(1)
 			return "success:$q"
 		}
+
+		private fun private() = "private"
 	}
 
 	class DefaultValueController {