diff --git a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceUnitInfoImpl.java b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceUnitInfoImpl.java
index c60aff0e5..31bb3f984 100644
--- a/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceUnitInfoImpl.java
+++ b/openjpa-persistence/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/persistence/PersistenceUnitInfoImpl.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public class PersistenceUnitInfoImpl
     /**
      * Simple class resolver built around the persistence unit loader.
      */
-    private static class ClassResolverImpl
+    public static class ClassResolverImpl
         implements ClassResolver {
 
         private final ClassLoader _loader;