diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-integration-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/integration/SpringIntegrationInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-integration-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/integration/SpringIntegrationInstrumentationModule.java
index 642c6c2109..c5d344b1b9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-integration-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/integration/SpringIntegrationInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-integration-4.1/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/spring/integration/SpringIntegrationInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 
 package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.spring.integration;
 
+import static io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.matcher.AgentElementMatchers.hasClassesNamed;
 import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.InstrumentationModule;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import java.util.List;
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
 
 @AutoService(InstrumentationModule.class)
 public class SpringIntegrationInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
@@ -18,6 +20,11 @@ public class SpringIntegrationInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModul
     super("spring-integration", "spring-integration-4.1");
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public ElementMatcher.Junction<ClassLoader> classLoaderMatcher() {
+    return hasClassesNamed("org.springframework.messaging.support.ChannelInterceptor");
+  }
+
   @Override
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return singletonList(new ApplicationContextInstrumentation());