diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
index 6c6197a7e8..15a7c83519 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/persister/entity/AbstractEntityPersister.java
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityPersister
 		return select.addCondition( rootTableKeyColumnNames, "=?" ).toStatementString();
 	}
 
-	protected boolean[] getPropertyUniqueness() {
+	public boolean[] getPropertyUniqueness() {
 		return propertyUniqueness;
 	}