diff --git a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/support/PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/support/PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
index 7647a6cabe88..8387a73002cc 100644
--- a/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/support/PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-orm/src/main/java/org/springframework/orm/jpa/support/PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class PersistenceAnnotationBeanPostProcessor
 
 	/* Check JPA 2.1 PersistenceContext.synchronizationType attribute */
 	private static final Method synchronizationTypeAttribute =
-			ClassUtils.getMethodIfAvailable(PersistenceContext.class, "synchronizationType");
+			ClassUtils.getMethodIfAvailable(PersistenceContext.class, "synchronization");
 
 
 	private Object jndiEnvironment;