diff --git a/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/BgpMessageDecoder.java b/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/BgpMessageDecoder.java
index 3c64274..d6c4b59 100644
--- a/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/BgpMessageDecoder.java
+++ b/protocols/bgp/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/impl/BgpMessageDecoder.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  */
 public class BgpMessageDecoder extends FrameDecoder {
 
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BgpMessageDecoder.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BgpMessageDecoder.class);
 
     @Override
     protected Object decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Channel channel, ChannelBuffer buffer) throws Exception {