diff --git a/aspects/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/aspectj/PreAuthorizeAspectTests.java b/aspects/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/aspectj/PreAuthorizeAspectTests.java
index d978b3c8ea..5fc9fb072c 100644
--- a/aspects/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/aspectj/PreAuthorizeAspectTests.java
+++ b/aspects/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/authorization/method/aspectj/PreAuthorizeAspectTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class PreAuthorizeAspectTests {
 		protected void protectedMethod() {
 		}
 
-		@PreAuthorize("hasRole('X')")
+		@PreAuthorize("hasRole('A')")
 		void publicCallsPrivate() {
 			privateMethod();
 		}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/UniqueSecurityAnnotationScanner.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/UniqueSecurityAnnotationScanner.java
index 32bc8ea57d..f4f5b22e51 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/UniqueSecurityAnnotationScanner.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/core/annotation/UniqueSecurityAnnotationScanner.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2024 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2025 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ final class UniqueSecurityAnnotationScanner<A extends Annotation> extends Abstra
 
 	private static Method findMethod(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
 		for (Method candidate : targetClass.getDeclaredMethods()) {
-			if (candidate == method) {
+			if (candidate.equals(method)) {
 				return candidate;
 			}
 			if (isOverride(method, candidate)) {