diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/builtin/BuiltInMappingMethods.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/builtin/BuiltInMappingMethods.java
index a7d778c7a..b05f20c66 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/builtin/BuiltInMappingMethods.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/model/source/builtin/BuiltInMappingMethods.java
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.mapstruct.ap.model.source.builtin;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.mapstruct.ap.model.common.TypeFactory;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.util.Collections;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.util.JavaTimeConstants;
+import org.mapstruct.ap.util.NativeTypes;
 
 /**
  * Registry for all built-in methods.
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ public class BuiltInMappingMethods {
     private final List<BuiltInMethod> builtInMethods;
 
     public BuiltInMappingMethods(TypeFactory typeFactory) {
-        builtInMethods = Arrays.asList(
+        builtInMethods = Collections.newArrayList(
             new JaxbElemToValue( typeFactory ),
             new ListOfJaxbElemToListOfValue( typeFactory ),
             new DateToXmlGregorianCalendar( typeFactory ),
@@ -41,11 +43,18 @@ public class BuiltInMappingMethods {
             new StringToXmlGregorianCalendar( typeFactory ),
             new XmlGregorianCalendarToString( typeFactory ),
             new CalendarToXmlGregorianCalendar( typeFactory ),
-            new XmlGregorianCalendarToCalendar( typeFactory ),
-            new ZonedDateTimeToCalendar( typeFactory ),
-            new CalendarToZonedDateTime( typeFactory )
+            new XmlGregorianCalendarToCalendar( typeFactory )
 
         );
+
+        if ( isJava8TimeAvailable() ) {
+            builtInMethods.add( new ZonedDateTimeToCalendar( typeFactory ) );
+            builtInMethods.add( new CalendarToZonedDateTime( typeFactory ) );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isJava8TimeAvailable() {
+        return NativeTypes.isTypeAvailable( JavaTimeConstants.ZONED_DATE_TIME_FQN );
     }
 
     public List<BuiltInMethod> getBuiltInMethods() {
diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Collections.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Collections.java
index 19bdc40d3..1b2913d1f 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Collections.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/util/Collections.java
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
  */
 package org.mapstruct.ap.util;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
@@ -42,6 +45,14 @@ public class Collections {
         return set;
     }
 
+    public static <T> List<T> newArrayList(T... elements) {
+        List<T> list = new ArrayList<T>();
+
+        list.addAll( Arrays.asList( elements ) );
+
+        return list;
+    }
+
     public static <T> Set<T> asSet(Collection<T> collection, T... elements) {
         Set<T> set = new HashSet<T>( collection );