diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
index 2024972e39..6766ccce14 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/loader/Loader.java
@@ -2592,7 +2592,9 @@ public abstract class Loader {
 		if ( stats ) startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
 		try {
-			final SqlStatementWrapper wrapper = executeQueryStatement( queryParameters, true, Collections.<AfterLoadAction>emptyList(), session );
+			// Don't use Collections#emptyList() here -- follow on locking potentially adds AfterLoadActions,
+			// so the list cannot be immutable.
+			final SqlStatementWrapper wrapper = executeQueryStatement( queryParameters, true, new ArrayList<AfterLoadAction>(), session );
 			final ResultSet rs = wrapper.getResultSet();
 			final PreparedStatement st = (PreparedStatement) wrapper.getStatement();