diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionBuilder.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionBuilder.java
index ed6bc0661f..a1533835f9 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/BeanDefinitionBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 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.
@@ -166,6 +166,17 @@ public class BeanDefinitionBuilder {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Add an indexed constructor arg value. The current index is tracked internally
+	 * and all additions are at the present point.
+	 * @deprecated since Spring 2.5, in favor of {@link #addConstructorArgValue}.
+	 * This variant just remains around for Spring Security 2.x compatibility.
+	 */
+	@Deprecated
+	public BeanDefinitionBuilder addConstructorArg(Object value) {
+		return addConstructorArgValue(value);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Add an indexed constructor arg value. The current index is tracked internally
 	 * and all additions are at the present point.