Automapper does not populate destination

I use Automapper

with the option CreateMissingTypeMaps

set to true

. If I try to populate an existing object of the same type, it doesn't work.

class A
{
    public string X { get; set; }
}

var config = new MapperConfiguration(cfg => cfg.CreateMissingTypeMaps = true);
var mapper = config.CreateMapper();
var a1 = new A { X = "sample" };
var a2 = new A();
mapper.Map(a1, a2); // a2.X was not set

      

        
        
        
      

    

If I create a new object of the same type it works fine

var a3 = mapper.Map<A>(a1); // a3.X is set

      

        
        
        
      

    

If I fill an existing object of a different type, it also works

class B
{
    public string X { get; set; }
}

var b = new B();
mapper.Map(a1, b); // b.X is set

      

        
        
        
      

    

But if I try to populate an existing object of the same type, it doesn't. Is this a bug in Automapper

or am I missing something?