diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JsonObjectDecoder.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JsonObjectDecoder.java
index e45dc66c34..15773d7aaf 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JsonObjectDecoder.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JsonObjectDecoder.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.MimeType;
  *
  * @author Sebastien Deleuze
  */
-public class JsonObjectDecoder extends AbstractDecoder<DataBuffer> {
+class JsonObjectDecoder extends AbstractDecoder<DataBuffer> {
 
 	private static final int ST_CORRUPTED = -1;