diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ClientProxyGenerator.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ClientProxyGenerator.java
index 6d3fdc18a9627..03537a763553b 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ClientProxyGenerator.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/ClientProxyGenerator.java
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ public ClientProxyGenerator(Predicate<DotName> applicationClassPredicate, boolea
     Collection<Resource> generate(BeanInfo bean, String beanClassName,
             Consumer<BytecodeTransformer> bytecodeTransformerConsumer, boolean transformUnproxyableClasses) {
 
+        DotName testedName;
+        // For producers we need to test the produced type
+        if (bean.isProducerField()) {
+            testedName = bean.getTarget().get().asField().type().name();
+        } else if (bean.isProducerMethod()) {
+            testedName = bean.getTarget().get().asMethod().returnType().name();
+        } else {
+            testedName = bean.getBeanClass();
+        }
+
         ProviderType providerType = new ProviderType(bean.getProviderType());
         ClassInfo providerClass = getClassByName(bean.getDeployment().getBeanArchiveIndex(), providerType.name());
         String baseName = getBaseName(bean, beanClassName);
@@ -87,7 +97,7 @@ Collection<Resource> generate(BeanInfo bean, String beanClassName,
             return Collections.emptyList();
         }
 
-        ResourceClassOutput classOutput = new ResourceClassOutput(applicationClassPredicate.test(bean.getBeanClass()),
+        ResourceClassOutput classOutput = new ResourceClassOutput(applicationClassPredicate.test(testedName),
                 name -> name.equals(generatedName) ? SpecialType.CLIENT_PROXY : null, generateSources);
 
         // Foo_ClientProxy extends Foo implements ClientProxy