diff --git a/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/annotation/KotlinAnnotationMetadataBuilder.kt b/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/annotation/KotlinAnnotationMetadataBuilder.kt
index 6bd7ce1ccf..742fe92c87 100644
--- a/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/annotation/KotlinAnnotationMetadataBuilder.kt
+++ b/inject-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/io/micronaut/kotlin/processing/annotation/KotlinAnnotationMetadataBuilder.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ internal class KotlinAnnotationMetadataBuilder(
         val annotationMirror = getAnnotationMirror(value.annotationName).orElse(null)
         if (annotationMirror == null) {
             return ClassUtils.forName(value.annotationName, null)
+                .or { ClassUtils.forName(value.annotationName, visitorContext::class.java.classLoader) }
                 .map { it -> it.annotations.any { it.annotationClass.java == Repeatable::class.java } }
                 .orElse(false)
         }