diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/pojo/javassist/JavassistLazyInitializer.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/pojo/javassist/JavassistLazyInitializer.java
index a6cf21ebbb..776cd9a9dd 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/pojo/javassist/JavassistLazyInitializer.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/proxy/pojo/javassist/JavassistLazyInitializer.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public class JavassistLazyInitializer extends BasicLazyInitializer implements Me
 			final Method proceed,
 			final Object[] args) throws Throwable {
 		if ( this.constructed ) {
+			// HHH-10922 - Internal calls to bytecode enhanced methods cause proxy to be initialized
+			if ( thisMethod.getName().startsWith( "$$_hibernate_" ) ) {
+				return proceed.invoke( proxy, args );
+			}
+
 			Object result;
 			try {
 				result = this.invoke( thisMethod, args, proxy );
@@ -84,7 +89,7 @@ public class JavassistLazyInitializer extends BasicLazyInitializer implements Me
 					}
 					
 					if ( returnValue == target ) {
-						if ( returnValue.getClass().isInstance(proxy) ) {
+						if ( returnValue.getClass().isInstance( proxy ) ) {
 							return proxy;
 						}
 						else {