diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java
index 869f5dfabf..d60d3bdcb4 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/access/DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class DefaultWebInvocationPrivilegeEvaluator implements WebInvocationPriv
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (authentication == null || authentication.getAuthorities().isEmpty()) {
+        if (authentication == null) {
             return false;
         }