diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
index 6d4aba47016..f8bc436136e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ final class Security {
      * @param policy the {@link Permissions} instance to apply the dynamic {@link SocketPermission}s to.
      * @param settings the {@link Settings} instance to read the HTTP and transport settings from
      */
-    static void addBindPermissions(Permissions policy, Settings settings) {
+    private static void addBindPermissions(Permissions policy, Settings settings) {
         addSocketPermissionForHttp(policy, settings);
         addSocketPermissionForTransportProfiles(policy, settings);
         addSocketPermissionForTribeNodes(policy, settings);