diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDateParser.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDateParser.java
index c9998fa90..8b7830cb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDateParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDateParser.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class FastDateParser implements DateParser, Serializable {
     private static final class CaseInsensitiveTextStrategy extends PatternStrategy {
 
         private final int field;
-        final Locale locale;
+        private final Locale locale;
         private final Map<String, Integer> lKeyValues;
 
         /**