diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/HttpSecurity.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/HttpSecurity.java
index 81a7caf1f8..c9f88939ba 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/HttpSecurity.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/web/server/HttpSecurity.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public class HttpSecurity {
 			return new HstsSpec();
 		}
 
-		public HttpHeaderWriterWebFilter build() {
+		protected HttpHeaderWriterWebFilter build() {
 			HttpHeadersWriter writer = new CompositeHttpHeadersWriter(this.writers);
 			return new HttpHeaderWriterWebFilter(writer);
 		}