diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php
index cd76e56caab8..490b595b9415 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RegisterControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ class RegisterControllerArgumentLocatorsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
     private $resolverServiceId;
     private $controllerTag;
+    private $controllerLocator;
 
-    public function __construct(string $resolverServiceId = 'argument_resolver.service', string $controllerTag = 'controller.service_arguments')
+    public function __construct(string $resolverServiceId = 'argument_resolver.service', string $controllerTag = 'controller.service_arguments', string $controllerLocator = 'argument_resolver.controller_locator')
     {
         $this->resolverServiceId = $resolverServiceId;
         $this->controllerTag = $controllerTag;
+        $this->controllerLocator = $controllerLocator;
     }
 
     public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
@@ -179,6 +181,8 @@ public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
         }
 
         $container->getDefinition($this->resolverServiceId)
-            ->replaceArgument(0, ServiceLocatorTagPass::register($container, $controllers));
+            ->replaceArgument(0, $controllerLocatorRef = ServiceLocatorTagPass::register($container, $controllers));
+
+        $container->setAlias($this->controllerLocator, (string) $controllerLocatorRef);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RemoveEmptyControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RemoveEmptyControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php
index b7d64994cec8..596b6188f66c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RemoveEmptyControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/DependencyInjection/RemoveEmptyControllerArgumentLocatorsPass.php
@@ -21,21 +21,16 @@
  */
 class RemoveEmptyControllerArgumentLocatorsPass implements CompilerPassInterface
 {
-    private $resolverServiceId;
+    private $controllerLocator;
 
-    public function __construct(string $resolverServiceId = 'argument_resolver.service')
+    public function __construct(string $controllerLocator = 'argument_resolver.controller_locator')
     {
-        $this->resolverServiceId = $resolverServiceId;
+        $this->controllerLocator = $controllerLocator;
     }
 
     public function process(ContainerBuilder $container)
     {
-        if (false === $container->hasDefinition($this->resolverServiceId)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $serviceResolver = $container->getDefinition($this->resolverServiceId);
-        $controllerLocator = $container->getDefinition((string) $serviceResolver->getArgument(0));
+        $controllerLocator = $container->findDefinition($this->controllerLocator);
         $controllers = $controllerLocator->getArgument(0);
 
         foreach ($controllers as $controller => $argumentRef) {