diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/HttpDateTime.java b/core/java/android/webkit/HttpDateTime.java
index 48b2081f8b07a..00b2731d14682 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/HttpDateTime.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/HttpDateTime.java
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 
-class HttpDateTime {
+/** {@hide} */
+public final class HttpDateTime {
 
     /*
      * Regular expression for parsing HTTP-date.