diff --git a/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/HibernateOrmProcessor.java b/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/HibernateOrmProcessor.java
index 1ecb454e5f2cb..b9123066c200a 100644
--- a/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/HibernateOrmProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/hibernate-orm/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/hibernate/orm/deployment/HibernateOrmProcessor.java
@@ -244,9 +244,10 @@ public void enrollBeanValidationTypeSafeActivatorForReflection(Capabilities capa
         if (capabilities.isPresent(Capability.HIBERNATE_VALIDATOR)) {
             reflectiveClasses.produce(ReflectiveClassBuildItem.builder("org.hibernate.boot.beanvalidation.TypeSafeActivator")
                     .methods().fields().build());
-            reflectiveClasses.produce(ReflectiveClassBuildItem.builder(BeanValidationIntegrator.JAKARTA_BV_CHECK_CLASS)
-                    .constructors(false).build());
         }
+        // Accessed in org.hibernate.boot.beanvalidation.BeanValidationIntegrator.isBeanValidationApiAvailable
+        reflectiveClasses.produce(ReflectiveClassBuildItem.builder(BeanValidationIntegrator.JAKARTA_BV_CHECK_CLASS)
+                .constructors(false).build());
     }
 
     @BuildStep