diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java
index 21330cf2a3..2627731225 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtils.java
@@ -963,10 +963,7 @@ public class AnnotatedElementUtils {
 						String aliasedAttributeNameInTarget = AnnotationUtils.getAliasedAttributeName(
 							attributeMethodInTarget, null);
 						if (aliasedAttributeNameInTarget != null) {
-							Object aliasedValueInTarget = attributes.get(aliasedAttributeNameInTarget);
-							if (aliasedValueInTarget == null) {
-								attributes.put(aliasedAttributeNameInTarget, adaptedValue);
-							}
+							attributes.putIfAbsent(aliasedAttributeNameInTarget, adaptedValue);
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributes.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributes.java
index 8713c2967b..e3eab8da1e 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributes.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationAttributes.java
@@ -158,6 +158,25 @@ public class AnnotationAttributes extends LinkedHashMap<String, Object> {
 		return (T) value;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Store the supplied {@code value} in this map under the specified
+	 * {@code key}, unless a value is already stored under the key.
+	 * @param key the key under which to store the value
+	 * @param value the value to store
+	 * @return the current value stored in this map, or {@code null} if no
+	 * value was previously stored in this map
+	 * @see #get
+	 * @see #put
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Object putIfAbsent(String key, Object value) {
+		Object obj = get(key);
+		if (obj == null) {
+			obj = put(key, value);
+		}
+		return obj;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 		Iterator<Map.Entry<String, Object>> entries = entrySet().iterator();