diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java b/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java
index dcc41fadfa383..c294f72d34253 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/hdmi/HdmiRecordSources.java
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ public final class HdmiRecordSources {
 
     /**
      * Base class for each record source.
+     * @hide
      */
-    static abstract class RecordSource {
+    @SystemApi
+    public static abstract class RecordSource {
         protected final int mSourceType;
         protected final int mExtraDataSize;