diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs11/wrapper/PKCS11.java b/src/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs11/wrapper/PKCS11.java
index 0ada8947776699300e089602d70ad2cc9f772ba5..74199cd1390179a109343958975442da9e5348c2 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs11/wrapper/PKCS11.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/security/pkcs11/wrapper/PKCS11.java
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ public class PKCS11 {
      *
      * @exception Throwable If finalization fails.
      */
-    public void finalize() throws Throwable {
+    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
         disconnect();
     }