diff --git a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java
index f9748be7fb..8d51bacba3 100644
--- a/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java
+++ b/transport/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/socket/oio/SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import io.netty.channel.ChannelFutureListener;
 import io.netty.channel.SingleThreadEventLoop;
 
 
-public class SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
+class SingleBlockingChannelEventLoop extends SingleThreadEventLoop {
 
     private final BlockingChannelEventLoop parent;
     private Channel ch;