diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/spi/DefaultBuilderProvider.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/spi/DefaultBuilderProvider.java
index 9921ad2f0..b992e305b 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/spi/DefaultBuilderProvider.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/spi/DefaultBuilderProvider.java
@@ -204,7 +204,14 @@ public class DefaultBuilderProvider implements BuilderProvider {
         return method.getParameters().isEmpty()
             && method.getModifiers().contains( Modifier.PUBLIC )
             && method.getModifiers().contains( Modifier.STATIC )
-            && !typeUtils.isSameType( method.getReturnType(), typeElement.asType() );
+            && method.getReturnType().getKind() != TypeKind.VOID
+            // Only compare raw elements
+            // Reason: if the method is a generic method (<T> Holder<T> build()) and the type element is (Holder<T>)
+            // then the return type of the method does not match the type of the type element
+            && !typeUtils.isSameType(
+            typeUtils.erasure( method.getReturnType() ),
+            typeUtils.erasure( typeElement.asType() )
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Holder.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Holder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd35297d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Holder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1751;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Holder<T> {
+
+    private final T value;
+
+    public Holder(T value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    public T getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    // If empty is considered as a builder creation method, this method would be the build method and would
+    // lead to a stackoverflow
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    public Holder<T> duplicate() {
+        return new Holder<>( value );
+    }
+
+    // This method should not be considered as builder creation method
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    public static <V> Holder<V> empty() {
+        return new Holder<>( null );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Issue1751Mapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Issue1751Mapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62fb66dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Issue1751Mapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1751;
+
+import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
+import org.mapstruct.factory.Mappers;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@Mapper
+public interface Issue1751Mapper {
+
+    Issue1751Mapper INSTANCE = Mappers.getMapper( Issue1751Mapper.class );
+
+    Target map(Source source);
+
+    default Holder<Target> mapToHolder(Source source) {
+        return new Holder<>( this.map( source ) );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Issue1751Test.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Issue1751Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5061ba598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Issue1751Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1751;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.IssueKey;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.WithClasses;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.testutil.runner.AnnotationProcessorTestRunner;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+@IssueKey("1772")
+@RunWith(AnnotationProcessorTestRunner.class)
+@WithClasses({
+    Holder.class,
+    Issue1751Mapper.class,
+    Source.class,
+    Target.class
+})
+public class Issue1751Test {
+
+    @Test
+    public void name() {
+        Source source = new Source();
+        source.setValue( "some value" );
+
+        Holder<Target> targetHolder = Issue1751Mapper.INSTANCE.mapToHolder( source );
+
+        assertThat( targetHolder.getValue() )
+            .extracting( Target::getValue )
+            .isEqualTo( "some value" );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Source.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Source.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d69e688d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Source.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1751;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Source {
+
+    private String value;
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(String value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Target.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Target.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6b2ca91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/bugs/_1751/Target.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright MapStruct Authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ */
+package org.mapstruct.ap.test.bugs._1751;
+
+/**
+ * @author Filip Hrisafov
+ */
+public class Target {
+
+    private String value;
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public void setValue(String value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+}