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 76518f188c..81b485ebe9 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
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ public class DnsNameResolver extends InetNameResolver {
     /**
      * Returns the {@link DnsCnameCache}.
      */
-    DnsCnameCache cnameCache() {
+    public DnsCnameCache cnameCache() {
         return cnameCache;
     }