diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index f7ab7e3ed5835..ebaed7c2b2b76 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -1854,6 +1854,10 @@ private function registerSerializerConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder
             $container->setParameter('serializer.default_context', $defaultContext);
         }
 
+        if (!$container->hasDefinition('serializer.normalizer.object')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         $arguments = $container->getDefinition('serializer.normalizer.object')->getArguments();
         $context = [];