diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php
index e665e34528b7e..b8d22b4c7dd88 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPass.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private function processArguments(array $arguments, $inMethodCall = false)
 
                 // resolve invalid behavior
                 if ($exists && ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE !== $invalidBehavior) {
-                    $arguments[$k] = new Reference($id, ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE, $argument->isStrict());
+                    $arguments[$k] = new Reference($id, $invalidBehavior, $argument->isStrict());
                 } elseif (!$exists && ContainerInterface::NULL_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE === $invalidBehavior) {
                     $arguments[$k] = null;
                 } elseif (!$exists && ContainerInterface::IGNORE_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE === $invalidBehavior) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php
index 72058868d44ea..222b8b7af2432 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInvalidReferencesPassTest.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public function testStrictFlagIsPreserved()
         $this->process($container);
 
         $this->assertFalse($def->getArgument(0)->isStrict());
+        $this->assertSame(ContainerInterface::NULL_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE, $def->getArgument(0)->getInvalidBehavior());
     }
 
     protected function process(ContainerBuilder $container)