diff --git a/DependencyInjection/Security/Factory/JWTFactory.php b/DependencyInjection/Security/Factory/JWTFactory.php
index cfd35113..12a70e29 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/Security/Factory/JWTFactory.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/Security/Factory/JWTFactory.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Symfony\Bundle\SecurityBundle\DependencyInjection\Security\Factory\SecurityFactoryInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Builder\NodeDefinition;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ChildDefinition;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\DefinitionDecorator;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ public function create(ContainerBuilder $container, $id, $config, $userProvider,
     {
         $providerId = 'security.authentication.provider.jwt.' . $id;
         $container
-            ->setDefinition($providerId, new DefinitionDecorator($config['authentication_provider']))
+            ->setDefinition($providerId, $this->createChildDefinition($config['authentication_provider']))
             ->replaceArgument(0, new Reference($userProvider));
 
         $listenerId = 'security.authentication.listener.jwt.' . $id;
         $container
-            ->setDefinition($listenerId, new DefinitionDecorator($config['authentication_listener']))
+            ->setDefinition($listenerId, $this->createChildDefinition($config['authentication_listener']))
             ->replaceArgument(2, $config);
 
         $entryPointId = $defaultEntryPoint;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public function create(ContainerBuilder $container, $id, $config, $userProvider,
 
             $authorizationHeaderExtractorId = 'lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.authorization_header_extractor.' . $id;
             $container
-                ->setDefinition($authorizationHeaderExtractorId, new DefinitionDecorator('lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.authorization_header_extractor'))
+                ->setDefinition($authorizationHeaderExtractorId, $this->createChildDefinition('lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.authorization_header_extractor'))
                 ->replaceArgument(0, $config['authorization_header']['prefix'])
                 ->replaceArgument(1, $config['authorization_header']['name']);
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public function create(ContainerBuilder $container, $id, $config, $userProvider,
 
             $queryParameterExtractorId = 'lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.query_parameter_extractor.' . $id;
             $container
-                ->setDefinition($queryParameterExtractorId, new DefinitionDecorator('lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.query_parameter_extractor'))
+                ->setDefinition($queryParameterExtractorId, $this->createChildDefinition('lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.query_parameter_extractor'))
                 ->replaceArgument(0, $config['query_parameter']['name']);
 
             $container
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public function create(ContainerBuilder $container, $id, $config, $userProvider,
 
             $cookieExtractorId = 'lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.cookie_extractor.' . $id;
             $container
-                ->setDefinition($cookieExtractorId, new DefinitionDecorator('lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.cookie_extractor'))
+                ->setDefinition($cookieExtractorId, $this->createChildDefinition('lexik_jwt_authentication.extractor.cookie_extractor'))
                 ->replaceArgument(0, $config['cookie']['name']);
 
             $container
@@ -165,8 +166,17 @@ public function addConfiguration(NodeDefinition $node)
     protected function createEntryPoint(ContainerBuilder $container, $id, $defaultEntryPoint)
     {
         $entryPointId = 'lexik_jwt_authentication.security.authentication.entry_point.'.$id;
-        $container->setDefinition($entryPointId, new DefinitionDecorator('lexik_jwt_authentication.security.authentication.entry_point'));
+        $container->setDefinition($entryPointId, $this->createChildDefinition('lexik_jwt_authentication.security.authentication.entry_point'));
 
         return $entryPointId;
     }
+
+    private function createChildDefinition($parent)
+    {
+        if (class_exists('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ChildDefinition')) {
+            return new ChildDefinition($parent);
+        }
+
+        return new DefinitionDecorator($parent);
+    }
 }