diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/BytecodeProviderInitiator.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/BytecodeProviderInitiator.java
index 9bcfd20a9c..ee7ea7cdf2 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/BytecodeProviderInitiator.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/BytecodeProviderInitiator.java
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ public final class BytecodeProviderInitiator implements StandardServiceInitiator
 
 	@Internal
 	public static BytecodeProvider buildDefaultBytecodeProvider() {
-		return getBytecodeProvider( ServiceLoader.load( BytecodeProvider.class ) );
+		// Use BytecodeProvider's ClassLoader to ensure we can find the service
+		return getBytecodeProvider( ServiceLoader.load(
+				BytecodeProvider.class,
+				BytecodeProvider.class.getClassLoader()
+		) );
 	}
 
 	@Internal