diff --git a/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AnnotationTransactionAspect.aj b/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AnnotationTransactionAspect.aj
index 7b692a8d48..825b7a489c 100644
--- a/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AnnotationTransactionAspect.aj
+++ b/org.springframework.aspects/src/main/java/org/springframework/transaction/aspectj/AnnotationTransactionAspect.aj
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public aspect AnnotationTransactionAspect extends AbstractTransactionAspect {
 	 * Transactional annotation.
 	 */
 	private pointcut executionOfAnyPublicMethodInAtTransactionalType() :
-		execution(public * ((@Transactional *)+).*(..)) && within(@Transactional);
+		execution(public * ((@Transactional *)+).*(..)) && within(@Transactional *);
 
 	/**
 	 * Matches the execution of any method with the