diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/NonNullableTransientDependencies.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/NonNullableTransientDependencies.java
index 4d064c73a1..36df2d7afa 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/NonNullableTransientDependencies.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/internal/NonNullableTransientDependencies.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public final class NonNullableTransientDependencies {
 	// for the map value.
 	private Map<Object,Set<String>> propertyPathsByTransientEntity; // lazily initialized
 
-	void add(String propertyName, Object transientEntity) {
+	public void add(String propertyName, Object transientEntity) {
 		if ( propertyPathsByTransientEntity == null ) {
 			propertyPathsByTransientEntity = new IdentityHashMap<>();
 		}