diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement2.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement2.java
index 5b66cc640..edbc81157 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement2.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement2.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class UnknownElement2 extends UnknownElement {
         return elementName;
     }
 
-    protected RuntimeConfigurable getWrapper() {
+    public RuntimeConfigurable getWrapper() {
         return wrapper;
     }