diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/util/SessionFactoryHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/util/SessionFactoryHelper.java
index 8cd8755c93..760655e539 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/util/SessionFactoryHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/hql/ast/util/SessionFactoryHelper.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class SessionFactoryHelper {
 	 * @param role The collection role for which to retrieve the property mapping.
 	 * @return The property mapping.
 	 */
-	private PropertyMapping getCollectionPropertyMapping(String role) {
+	public PropertyMapping getCollectionPropertyMapping(String role) {
 		return ( PropertyMapping ) collectionPropertyMappingByRole.get( role );
 	}