diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
index 5de5efb6248aa339a4e44bc58eaa5e884bb36b6c..c980d84d3d40963994b7463c1d2a3768fc7ecf3a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractItem.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractItem extends Actionable implements Item {
         getConfigFile().write(this);
     }
 
-    protected final XmlFile getConfigFile() {
+    public final XmlFile getConfigFile() {
         return Items.getConfigFile(this);
     }