diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/util/IntrospectionSupport.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/util/IntrospectionSupport.java
index 123a363929..f830cccf72 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/util/IntrospectionSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/util/IntrospectionSupport.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class IntrospectionSupport {
         return rc;
     }
 
-    private static boolean setProperty(Object target, String name, Object value) {
+    public static boolean setProperty(Object target, String name, Object value) {
         try {
             Class clazz = target.getClass();
             Method setter = findSetterMethod(clazz, name);