diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor.java
index 7edc86dc0d1..8200d6f8cef 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 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.
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class GenericTypeAwarePropertyDescriptor extends PropertyDescriptor {
 			Set<Method> ambiguousCandidates = new HashSet<Method>();
 			for (Method method : beanClass.getMethods()) {
 				if (method.getName().equals(writeMethodToUse.getName()) &&
-						!method.equals(writeMethodToUse) && !method.isBridge()) {
+						!method.equals(writeMethodToUse) && !method.isBridge() &&
+						method.getParameterTypes().length == writeMethodToUse.getParameterTypes().length) {
 					ambiguousCandidates.add(method);
 				}
 			}