diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/local/LocalChannelConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/local/LocalChannelConfig.java
index 57a0d0a88b..3b105b5cb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/local/LocalChannelConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/local/LocalChannelConfig.java
@@ -33,11 +33,15 @@ import org.jboss.netty.channel.ChannelPipelineFactory;
  * @author <a href="mailto:andy.taylor@jboss.org">Andy Taylor</a>
  * @author Trustin Lee (tlee@redhat.com)
  */
-public class LocalChannelConfig implements ChannelConfig {
+class LocalChannelConfig implements ChannelConfig {
 
     private volatile ChannelBufferFactory bufferFactory = HeapChannelBufferFactory.getInstance();
     private volatile ChannelPipelineFactory pipelineFactory;
 
+    LocalChannelConfig() {
+        super();
+    }
+
     public void setOptions(Map<String, Object> options) {
         for (Entry<String, Object> e: options.entrySet()) {
             setOption(e.getKey(), e.getValue());