diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/Descriptor.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/Descriptor.php
index d6e0c14da4..33334e7992 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/Descriptor.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Descriptor/Descriptor.php
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ abstract class Descriptor implements DescriptorInterface
             return $builder->getAlias($serviceId);
         }
 
+        if ('service_container' === $serviceId) {
+            return $builder;
+        }
+
         // the service has been injected in some special way, just return the service
         return $builder->get($serviceId);
     }