diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosPrincipal.java b/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosPrincipal.java
index f896998857ae03d8a3e85d846314f481c8a63dca..ef767f02e87c05f7c15ac78ca26ad8db35a74d5a 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosPrincipal.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/security/auth/kerberos/KerberosPrincipal.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public final class KerberosPrincipal
     /**
      * Enterprise name (alias)
      */
-    public static final int KRB_NT_ENTERPRISE = 10;
+    static final int KRB_NT_ENTERPRISE = 10;
 
     private transient String fullName;