diff --git a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java
index 97611005e..1ee16d768 100644
--- a/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java
+++ b/openjpa-kernel/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/enhance/PCEnhancer.java
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ public class PCEnhancer {
         if (_meta != null && _meta.getDescribedType().isInterface())
             return _meta;
 
-        return _repos.getMetaData(_meta.getDescribedType(), null, false);
+        return _repos.getMetaData(f.getDeclaringClass(), null, false);
     }
 
     /**