diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.util/src/com/ibm/wala/fixpoint/IntSetVariable.java b/com.ibm.wala.util/src/com/ibm/wala/fixpoint/IntSetVariable.java
index 5955e6538..1251ac371 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.util/src/com/ibm/wala/fixpoint/IntSetVariable.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.util/src/com/ibm/wala/fixpoint/IntSetVariable.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import com.ibm.wala.util.intset.MutableIntSet;
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
 public abstract class IntSetVariable<T extends IntSetVariable> extends AbstractVariable<T> {
 
-  private MutableIntSet V;
+  MutableIntSet V;
 
   @Override
   public void copyState(T other) {