diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive-links/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/links/deployment/LinksProcessor.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive-links/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/links/deployment/LinksProcessor.java
index 2066c8c497d4a..6d98dafd087a2 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive-links/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/links/deployment/LinksProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive-links/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/links/deployment/LinksProcessor.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import static org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.common.processor.ResteasyReactiveDotNames.OBJECT_NAME;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -206,33 +205,42 @@ private RuntimeValue<GetterAccessorsContainer> implementPathParameterValueGetter
     private void validateClassHasFieldId(IndexView index, String entityType) {
         // create a new independent class name that we can override
         DotName className = DotName.createSimple(entityType);
-        List<FieldInfo> classFields = index.getClassByName(className).fields();
-        List<AnnotationInstance> classAnnotations = index.getClassByName(className).annotations();
-
-        LinkedList<FieldInfo> allFields = new LinkedList<>(classFields);
-        LinkedList<AnnotationInstance> allAnnotations = new LinkedList<>(classAnnotations);
-
-        // also get fields and annotations from all super classes
-        DotName superClassName = index.getClassByName(className).superName();
-        while (superClassName != null) {
-            List<FieldInfo> allSuperFields = index.getClassByName(superClassName).fields();
-            List<AnnotationInstance> allSuperAnnotations = index.getClassByName(superClassName).annotations();
-            allFields.addAll(allSuperFields);
-            allAnnotations.addAll(allSuperAnnotations);
-
-            className = superClassName;
-            superClassName = index.getClassByName(className).superName();
+        ClassInfo classInfo = index.getClassByName(className);
+
+        if (classInfo != null) {
+            validateRec(index, entityType, classInfo);
         }
+    }
 
-        List<FieldInfo> fieldsNamedId = allFields.stream().filter(f -> f.name().equals("id")).collect(Collectors.toList());
-        List<AnnotationInstance> fieldsAnnotatedWithId = allAnnotations.stream()
+    /**
+     * Validates if the given classname contains a field `id` or annotated with `@Id`
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalStateException if the classname does not contain any sort of field identifier
+     */
+    private void validateRec(IndexView index, String entityType, ClassInfo classInfo) {
+        List<FieldInfo> fieldsNamedId = classInfo.fields().stream()
+                .filter(f -> f.name().equals("id"))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        List<AnnotationInstance> fieldsAnnotatedWithId = classInfo.annotations().stream()
                 .filter(a -> a.name().toString().endsWith("persistence.Id"))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-        if (fieldsNamedId.isEmpty() && fieldsAnnotatedWithId.isEmpty()) {
+        // Id field found, break the loop
+        if (!fieldsNamedId.isEmpty() || !fieldsAnnotatedWithId.isEmpty())
+            return;
+
+        // Id field not found and hope is gone
+        DotName superClassName = classInfo.superName();
+        if (fieldsNamedId.isEmpty() && fieldsAnnotatedWithId.isEmpty() && superClassName == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot generate web links for the class " + entityType +
                     " because is either missing an `id` field or a field with an `@Id` annotation");
         }
+
+        // Id field not found but there's still hope
+        classInfo = index.getClassByName(superClassName);
+        if (superClassName != null && classInfo != null) {
+            validateRec(index, entityType, classInfo);
+        }
     }
 
     /**