diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepFecObjectIPv6Ver1.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepFecObjectIPv6Ver1.java
index 67e2afa..1975b04 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepFecObjectIPv6Ver1.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepFecObjectIPv6Ver1.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
                        FEC Object-Type is 2 IPv6 Node ID
      */
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcepFecObjectIPv6Ver1.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcepFecObjectIPv6Ver1.class);
 
     public static final byte FEC_OBJ_TYPE = 2;
     public static final byte FEC_OBJ_CLASS = (byte) 226;