diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseCluster.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseCluster.java
index 939481cb3c9..9f80a6215ff 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseCluster.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/HBaseCluster.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.generated.MasterProtos.MasterServ
  * In that sense, this class does not abstract away <strong>every</strong> interface that
  * MiniHBaseCluster or DistributedHBaseCluster provide.
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Private
+@InterfaceAudience.Public
 public abstract class HBaseCluster implements Closeable, Configurable {
   // Log is being used in DistributedHBaseCluster class, hence keeping it as package scope
   static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HBaseCluster.class.getName());