diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepMessageVer1.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepMessageVer1.java
index cddfa91..c2be8e5 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepMessageVer1.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/protocol/ver1/PcepMessageVer1.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 public abstract class PcepMessageVer1 {
 
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcepFactories.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcepFactories.class);
 
     // version: 1.0
     public static final byte WIRE_VERSION = 1;