diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fileClasses/JvmFileClassUtil.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fileClasses/JvmFileClassUtil.kt
index c60fb553859..a3fef009b43 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fileClasses/JvmFileClassUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fileClasses/JvmFileClassUtil.kt
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ val KtFile.javaFileFacadeFqName: FqName
         }
     }
 
-val LOG = Logger.getInstance("JvmFileClassUtil")
+private val LOG = Logger.getInstance("JvmFileClassUtil")
 
 fun KtDeclaration.isInsideJvmMultifileClassFile() = JvmFileClassUtil.findAnnotationEntryOnFileNoResolve(
         containingKtFile,