diff --git a/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsNameResolver.java b/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsNameResolver.java
index aeeec61ac9..a3a37417a3 100644
--- a/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsNameResolver.java
+++ b/resolver-dns/src/main/java/io/netty/resolver/dns/DnsNameResolver.java
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ public class DnsNameResolver extends InetNameResolver {
     /**
      * Returns the {@link DnsCnameCache}.
      */
-    DnsCnameCache cnameCache() {
+    public DnsCnameCache cnameCache() {
         return cnameCache;
     }