diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/convert/DefaultConversionService.java b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/convert/DefaultConversionService.java
index dec55ff153c..d381dae4625 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/convert/DefaultConversionService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/convert/DefaultConversionService.java
@@ -960,7 +960,12 @@ protected void registerDefaultConverters() {
 
         Collection<TypeConverterRegistrar> registrars = new ArrayList<>();
         ForkJoinPool forkJoinPool = new ForkJoinPool(); // Create a custom ForkJoinPool to prevent deadlock
-        SoftServiceLoader.load(TypeConverterRegistrar.class).collectAll(registrars, null, forkJoinPool);
+        SoftServiceLoader.load(TypeConverterRegistrar.class)
+            .withForkJoinPool(forkJoinPool)
+            .collectAll(registrars);
+        for (TypeConverterRegistrar registrar : registrars) {
+            registrar.register(this);
+        }
         forkJoinPool.shutdown();
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/ServiceScanner.java b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/ServiceScanner.java
index 73ca1cfac9d..8127ce042a1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/ServiceScanner.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/ServiceScanner.java
@@ -152,8 +152,13 @@ private void findMicronautMetaServiceConfigs(BiConsumer<URI, String> consumer) t
     @SuppressWarnings("java:S1948")
     final class DefaultServiceCollector extends RecursiveActionValuesCollector<S> implements SoftServiceLoader.ServiceCollector<S> {
 
+        private final ForkJoinPool forkJoinPool;
         private final List<RecursiveActionValuesCollector<S>> tasks = new ArrayList<>();
 
+        DefaultServiceCollector(ForkJoinPool forkJoinPool) {
+            this.forkJoinPool = forkJoinPool;
+        }
+
         @Override
         protected void compute() {
             try {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/SoftServiceLoader.java b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/SoftServiceLoader.java
index d0c86811d69..2cbdac6c5f4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/SoftServiceLoader.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/micronaut/core/io/service/SoftServiceLoader.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public final class SoftServiceLoader<S> implements Iterable<ServiceDefinition<S>
     private Collection<ServiceDefinition<S>> servicesForIterator;
     private final Predicate<String> condition;
     private boolean allowFork = true;
+    private ForkJoinPool forkJoinPool = ForkJoinPool.commonPool();
 
     private SoftServiceLoader(Class<S> serviceType, ClassLoader classLoader) {
         this(serviceType, classLoader, (String name) -> true);
@@ -112,6 +114,11 @@ public SoftServiceLoader<S> disableFork() {
         return this;
     }
 
+    public SoftServiceLoader<S> withForkJoinPool(ForkJoinPool forkJoinPool) {
+        this.forkJoinPool = forkJoinPool;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Return the first such instance
      */
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ private void collectDynamicServices(
                 throw new ServiceLoadingException(e);
             }
             return null;
-        });
+        }, forkJoinPool);
         collector.collect(values, allowFork);
     }
 
@@ -254,7 +261,7 @@ public Iterator<ServiceDefinition<S>> iterator() {
                     } catch (NoClassDefFoundError | ClassNotFoundException e) {
                         return createService(name, null);
                     }
-                }).collect(serviceDefinitions, false);
+                }, forkJoinPool).collect(serviceDefinitions, false);
                 this.servicesForIterator = serviceDefinitions;
             }
         }
@@ -284,11 +291,19 @@ private ServiceDefinition<S> createService(String name, Class<S> loadedClass) {
         return new DefaultServiceDefinition<>(name, loadedClass);
     }
 
+    public static <S> ServiceCollector<S> newCollector(String serviceName,
+                                                       Predicate<String> lineCondition,
+                                                       ClassLoader classLoader,
+                                                       Function<String, S> transformer,
+                                                       ForkJoinPool forkJoinPool) {
+        return new ServiceScanner<>(classLoader, serviceName, lineCondition, transformer).new DefaultServiceCollector(forkJoinPool);
+    }
+
     public static <S> ServiceCollector<S> newCollector(String serviceName,
                                                        Predicate<String> lineCondition,
                                                        ClassLoader classLoader,
                                                        Function<String, S> transformer) {
-        return new ServiceScanner<>(classLoader, serviceName, lineCondition, transformer).new DefaultServiceCollector();
+        return new ServiceScanner<>(classLoader, serviceName, lineCondition, transformer).new DefaultServiceCollector(ForkJoinPool.commonPool());
     }
 
     /**