diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass.php
index 15110261a2..f91cfd0667 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass.php
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ class ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
             if ($definition->getArguments()) {
                 throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Autoconfigured instanceof for type "%s" defines arguments but these are not supported and should be removed.', $interface));
             }
-            if ($definition->getMethodCalls()) {
-                throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('Autoconfigured instanceof for type "%s" defines method calls but these are not supported and should be removed.', $interface));
-            }
         }
 
         foreach ($container->getDefinitions() as $id => $definition) {
@@ -64,6 +61,7 @@ class ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
         $definition->setInstanceofConditionals(array());
         $parent = $shared = null;
         $instanceofTags = array();
+        $instanceofCalls = array();
 
         foreach ($conditionals as $interface => $instanceofDefs) {
             if ($interface !== $class && (!$container->getReflectionClass($class, false))) {
@@ -81,7 +79,13 @@ class ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
                 $parent = 'instanceof.'.$interface.'.'.$key.'.'.$id;
                 $container->setDefinition($parent, $instanceofDef);
                 $instanceofTags[] = $instanceofDef->getTags();
+
+                foreach ($instanceofDef->getMethodCalls() as $methodCall) {
+                    $instanceofCalls[] = $methodCall;
+                }
+
                 $instanceofDef->setTags(array());
+                $instanceofDef->setMethodCalls(array());
 
                 if (isset($instanceofDef->getChanges()['shared'])) {
                     $shared = $instanceofDef->isShared();
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ class ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
             $definition = serialize($definition);
             $definition = substr_replace($definition, '53', 2, 2);
             $definition = substr_replace($definition, 'Child', 44, 0);
+            /** @var ChildDefinition $definition */
             $definition = unserialize($definition);
             $definition->setParent($parent);
 
@@ -117,6 +122,8 @@ class ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
                 }
             }
 
+            $definition->setMethodCalls(array_merge($instanceofCalls, $definition->getMethodCalls()));
+
             // reset fields with "merge" behavior
             $abstract
                 ->setBindings($bindings)
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPassTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPassTest.php
index 21a2810578..a7167a3b31 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPassTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Tests/Compiler/ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPassTest.php
@@ -200,16 +200,22 @@ class ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPassTest extends TestCase
     }
 
     /**
-     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage Autoconfigured instanceof for type "PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase" defines method calls but these are not supported and should be removed.
+     * Test that autoconfigured calls are handled gracefully.
      */
-    public function testProcessThrowsExceptionForAutoconfiguredCalls()
+    public function testProcessForAutoconfiguredCalls()
     {
         $container = new ContainerBuilder();
-        $container->registerForAutoconfiguration(parent::class)
-            ->addMethodCall('setFoo');
+        $container->registerForAutoconfiguration(parent::class)->addMethodCall('setLogger');
+
+        $def = $container->register('foo', self::class)->setAutoconfigured(true);
+        $this->assertFalse($def->hasMethodCall('setLogger'), 'Definition shouldn\'t have method call yet.');
 
         (new ResolveInstanceofConditionalsPass())->process($container);
+
+        $this->assertTrue(
+            $container->findDefinition('foo')->hasMethodCall('setLogger'),
+            'Definition should have "setLogger" method call.'
+        );
     }
 
     /**