diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/IPv4NeighborAddressSubTlv.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/IPv4NeighborAddressSubTlv.java
index a9fcf4c..1142209 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/IPv4NeighborAddressSubTlv.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/IPv4NeighborAddressSubTlv.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      */
 
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IPv4NeighborAddressSubTlv.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(IPv4NeighborAddressSubTlv.class);
 
     public static final short TYPE = 8;
     public static final short LENGTH = 4;