diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/BaseStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/BaseStatusBar.java
index 832d5397142f6..23222f2341ff7 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/BaseStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/BaseStatusBar.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public abstract class BaseStatusBar extends SystemUI implements
 
     }
 
-    H createHandler() {
+    protected H createHandler() {
          return new H();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
index a8ab597707979..7c679b2a3fe46 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.java
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ public class PhoneStatusBar extends BaseStatusBar {
     }
 
     @Override
-    BaseStatusBar.H createHandler() {
+    protected BaseStatusBar.H createHandler() {
         return new PhoneStatusBar.H();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
index 71644f59a78d4..2491d18f7e5f8 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/tablet/TabletStatusBar.java
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class TabletStatusBar extends BaseStatusBar implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    BaseStatusBar.H createHandler() {
+    protected BaseStatusBar.H createHandler() {
         return new TabletStatusBar.H();
     }