diff --git a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryExecution.java b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryExecution.java
index 82482cd99c..aa7cf719a5 100644
--- a/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryExecution.java
+++ b/spring-data-jpa/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/JpaQueryExecution.java
@@ -313,7 +313,10 @@ static class ExistsExecution extends JpaQueryExecution {
 
 		@Override
 		protected Object doExecute(AbstractJpaQuery query, JpaParametersParameterAccessor accessor) {
-			return !query.createQuery(accessor).getResultList().isEmpty();
+			return query.createQuery(accessor)
+					.getResultStream()
+					.findFirst()
+					.isPresent();
 		}
 	}