diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java
index 355bc6dc9..24811768e 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/model/source/BeanMappingOptions.java
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ public class BeanMappingOptions extends DelegatingOptions {
     private static boolean isConsistent(BeanMappingGem gem, ExecutableElement method,
                                         FormattingMessager messager) {
         if ( !gem.resultType().hasValue()
+            && !gem.mappingControl().hasValue()
             && !gem.qualifiedBy().hasValue()
             && !gem.qualifiedByName().hasValue()
             && !gem.ignoreUnmappedSourceProperties().hasValue()
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/subclassmapping/DeepCloneMethodMapper.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/subclassmapping/DeepCloneMethodMapper.java
index 3f276b24c..036b98a31 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/subclassmapping/DeepCloneMethodMapper.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/subclassmapping/DeepCloneMethodMapper.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package org.mapstruct.ap.test.subclassmapping;
 
 import org.mapstruct.BeanMapping;
 import org.mapstruct.Mapper;
-import org.mapstruct.NullValueMappingStrategy;
 import org.mapstruct.SubclassMapping;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.test.subclassmapping.mappables.Bike;
 import org.mapstruct.ap.test.subclassmapping.mappables.Car;
@@ -21,6 +20,6 @@ public interface DeepCloneMethodMapper {
 
     @SubclassMapping( source = Car.class, target = Car.class )
     @SubclassMapping( source = Bike.class, target = Bike.class )
-    @BeanMapping( mappingControl = DeepClone.class, nullValueMappingStrategy = NullValueMappingStrategy.RETURN_NULL )
+    @BeanMapping( mappingControl = DeepClone.class )
     Vehicle map(Vehicle vehicle);
 }