diff --git a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandshakeCompletionEvent.java b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandshakeCompletionEvent.java
index 265e6c2342..547f9fc352 100644
--- a/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandshakeCompletionEvent.java
+++ b/handler/src/main/java/io/netty/handler/ssl/SslHandshakeCompletionEvent.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public final class SslHandshakeCompletionEvent {
 
     private final Throwable cause;
 
-    SslHandshakeCompletionEvent(Throwable cause) {
+    public SslHandshakeCompletionEvent(Throwable cause) {
         this.cause = cause;
     }