diff --git a/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java b/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java
index f80be7b378a..a23b612a2c8 100644
--- a/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-servlet/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/servlet/ServletHandler.java
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public class ServletHandler extends ScopedHandler
         return _servletNameMap.get(target);
     }
 
-    private FilterChain getFilterChain(Request baseRequest, String pathInContext, ServletHolder servletHolder)
+    protected FilterChain getFilterChain(Request baseRequest, String pathInContext, ServletHolder servletHolder)
     {
         Objects.requireNonNull(servletHolder);
         String key = pathInContext == null ? servletHolder.getName() : pathInContext;