diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfiguration.java
index 29776c7b9..dee674b32 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-eureka-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/eureka/EurekaClientAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ protected static class EurekaClientConfiguration {
 		@Autowired
 		private ApplicationContext context;
 
-		@Autowired
+		@Autowired(required = false)
 		private AbstractDiscoveryClientOptionalArgs<?> optionalArgs;
 
 		@Bean(destroyMethod = "shutdown")
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ protected static class RefreshableEurekaClientConfiguration {
 		@Autowired
 		private ApplicationContext context;
 
-		@Autowired
+		@Autowired(required = false)
 		private AbstractDiscoveryClientOptionalArgs<?> optionalArgs;
 
 		@Bean(destroyMethod = "shutdown")