diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/NexthopUnnumberedIPv4IDTlv.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/NexthopUnnumberedIPv4IDTlv.java
index b64e735..8f03277 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/NexthopUnnumberedIPv4IDTlv.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/NexthopUnnumberedIPv4IDTlv.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                       NEXTHOP-UNNUMBERED-IPV4-ID TLV
 
      */
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NexthopUnnumberedIPv4IDTlv.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NexthopUnnumberedIPv4IDTlv.class);
 
     public static final short TYPE = 1; //to be defined
     //Length is header + value