diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php
index b7af06402d..c4b4508e91 100644
--- a/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPass.php
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public function applyDefaults(ContainerBuilder $container, $serviceId, array $at
 
             $method = $this->generateSetterMethodName($attr);
 
-            if (isset($overwriteAdminConfiguration[$attr]) || !$definition->hasMethodCall($method)) {
+            if (!$definition->hasMethodCall($method)) {
                 $args = [new Reference($overwriteAdminConfiguration[$attr] ?? $addServiceId)];
                 if ('translator' === $attr) {
                     $args[] = false;
diff --git a/tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php b/tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php
index 0333e0f2b6..c2af8d154b 100644
--- a/tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php
+++ b/tests/DependencyInjection/Compiler/AddDependencyCallsCompilerPassTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\ResolveEnvPlaceholdersPass;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 
 /**
  * @author Tiago Garcia
@@ -213,6 +214,12 @@ public function testProcessResultingConfig(): void
             [[]]
         );
 
+        $this->assertContainerBuilderHasServiceDefinitionWithMethodCall(
+            'sonata_news_admin',
+            'setModelManager',
+            [new Reference('my.model.manager')]
+        );
+
         $this->assertContainerBuilderHasServiceDefinitionWithMethodCall(
             'sonata_article_admin',
             'setFormTheme',
@@ -668,7 +675,8 @@ private function setUpContainer(): void
             ->setPublic(true)
             ->setClass(MockAdmin::class)
             ->setArguments(['', News::class, CRUDController::class])
-            ->addTag('sonata.admin', ['group' => 'sonata_group_two', 'label' => '5 Entry', 'manager_type' => 'orm']);
+            ->addTag('sonata.admin', ['group' => 'sonata_group_two', 'label' => '5 Entry', 'manager_type' => 'orm'])
+            ->addMethodCall('setModelManager', [new Reference('my.model.manager')]);
         $this->container
             ->register('sonata_post_admin')
             ->setClass(MockAdmin::class)