diff --git a/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/Errors.java b/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/Errors.java
index ef85ea0ec2..11fde004e1 100644
--- a/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/Errors.java
+++ b/transport-native-unix-common/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/unix/Errors.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class Errors {
         }
     }
 
-    static void throwConnectException(String method, int err)
+    public static void throwConnectException(String method, int err)
             throws IOException {
         if (err == ERROR_EALREADY_NEGATIVE) {
             throw new ConnectionPendingException();