diff --git a/headers/os/package/Request.h b/headers/os/package/Request.h
index 5414201366..71d1ba8ca7 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/Request.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/Request.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected:
 
 			const BContext&		fContext;
 
-private:
+protected:
 			status_t			fInitStatus;
 			JobQueue*			fJobQueue;
 };