diff --git a/scrapy/crawler.py b/scrapy/crawler.py
index 4531c3aac..0cef75a6a 100644
--- a/scrapy/crawler.py
+++ b/scrapy/crawler.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from scrapy.utils.log import (
     log_scrapy_info,
     LogCounterHandler,
 )
-from scrapy.utils.misc import load_object
+from scrapy.utils.misc import create_instance, load_object
 from scrapy.utils.ossignal import install_shutdown_handlers, signal_names
 
 
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ class CrawlerProcess(CrawlerRunner):
             d.addBoth(self._stop_reactor)
 
         resolver_class = load_object(self.settings["DNS_RESOLVER"])
-        resolver_class.install_on_reactor(reactor, crawler=self)
+        resolver = create_instance(resolver_class, self.settings, self, reactor=reactor)
+        resolver.install_on_reactor(reactor)
         tp = reactor.getThreadPool()
         tp.adjustPoolsize(maxthreads=self.settings.getint('REACTOR_THREADPOOL_MAXSIZE'))
         reactor.addSystemEventTrigger('before', 'shutdown', self.stop)
diff --git a/scrapy/resolver.py b/scrapy/resolver.py
index 792563e79..2b97603da 100644
--- a/scrapy/resolver.py
+++ b/scrapy/resolver.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from twisted.internet.interfaces import IHostnameResolver, IResolutionReceiver,
 from zope.interface.declarations import implementer, provider
 
 from scrapy.utils.datatypes import LocalCache
-from scrapy.utils.misc import create_instance
 
 
 # TODO: cache misses
@@ -30,10 +29,8 @@ class CachingThreadedResolver(ThreadedResolver):
             cache_size = 0
         return cls(reactor, cache_size, crawler.settings.getfloat('DNS_TIMEOUT'))
 
-    @classmethod
-    def install_on_reactor(cls, reactor, crawler):
-        resolver = create_instance(cls, None, crawler, reactor=reactor)
-        reactor.installResolver(resolver)
+    def install_on_reactor(self, reactor):
+        reactor.installResolver(self)
 
     def getHostByName(self, name, timeout=None):
         if name in dnscache:
@@ -72,10 +69,8 @@ class CachingHostnameResolver:
             cache_size = 0
         return cls(reactor, cache_size)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def install_on_reactor(cls, reactor, crawler):
-        resolver = create_instance(cls, None, crawler, reactor=reactor)
-        reactor.installNameResolver(resolver)
+    def install_on_reactor(self, reactor):
+        reactor.installNameResolver(self)
 
     def resolveHostName(self, resolutionReceiver, hostName, portNumber=0,
                         addressTypes=None, transportSemantics='TCP'):