diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/ClassPathUtils.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/ClassPathUtils.java
index f7c462b60..798752c70 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/ClassPathUtils.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/util/ClassPathUtils.java
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public final class ClassPathUtils {
             return Class.forName(className);
         } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
+        } catch (NoClassDefFoundError e) {
+            return null;
         }
     }