diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
index 2cbd63cfbbb6a..632615d4bf516 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GsmServiceStateTracker.java
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ final class GsmServiceStateTracker extends ServiceStateTracker {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Phone getPhone() {
+    protected Phone getPhone() {
         return phone;
     }