diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java
index 97a1a5db8ae8..c83d6e1406cd 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/aspectj/AspectJExpressionPointcut.java
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ private static boolean compiledByAjc(Class<?> clazz) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
-		return false;
+		Class<?> superclass = clazz.getSuperclass();
+		return (superclass != null && compiledByAjc(superclass));
 	}