diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParser.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParser.java
index 7e1290c6..5df2b5f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVParser.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class CSVParser implements Iterable<String[]> {
      */
     public Iterator<String[]> iterator() {
         return new Iterator<String[]>() {
-            String[] current;
+            private String[] current;
             
             public boolean hasNext() {
                 if (current == null) {