diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/MojoExecutor.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/MojoExecutor.java
index a66085fa0b..122ff3d400 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/MojoExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/lifecycle/internal/MojoExecutor.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class MojoExecutor
         }
     }
 
-    private void ensureDependenciesAreResolved( MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor, MavenSession session,
+    public void ensureDependenciesAreResolved( MojoDescriptor mojoDescriptor, MavenSession session,
                                                 DependencyContext dependencyContext )
         throws LifecycleExecutionException