diff --git a/src/Objectivity.AutoFixture.XUnit2.Core/SpecimenBuilders/IgnoreVirtualMembersSpecimenBuilder.cs b/src/Objectivity.AutoFixture.XUnit2.Core/SpecimenBuilders/IgnoreVirtualMembersSpecimenBuilder.cs
index 3c74d82a..9f261e45 100644
--- a/src/Objectivity.AutoFixture.XUnit2.Core/SpecimenBuilders/IgnoreVirtualMembersSpecimenBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Objectivity.AutoFixture.XUnit2.Core/SpecimenBuilders/IgnoreVirtualMembersSpecimenBuilder.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public object Create(object request, ISpecimenContext context)
             if (request is PropertyInfo pi //// is a property
                 && (this.ReflectedType is null //// is hosted anywhere
                     || this.ReflectedType == pi.ReflectedType) //// is hosted in defined type
-                && pi.GetGetMethod() is { IsVirtual: true })
+                && pi.GetGetMethod(nonPublic: false) is { IsVirtual: true })
             {
                 return new OmitSpecimen();
             }