diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/GlobalMethodSecurityBeanDefinitionParser.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/GlobalMethodSecurityBeanDefinitionParser.java
index 0cd9df827b..befc430a54 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/GlobalMethodSecurityBeanDefinitionParser.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/GlobalMethodSecurityBeanDefinitionParser.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class GlobalMethodSecurityBeanDefinitionParser implements BeanDefinitionParser {
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public BeanDefinition parse(Element element, ParserContext parserContext) {
+        ConfigUtils.registerProviderManagerIfNecessary(parserContext);
         Object source = parserContext.extractSource(element);
         // The list of method metadata delegates
         ManagedList delegates = new ManagedList();