diff --git a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/OspfAreaIdSubTlv.java b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/OspfAreaIdSubTlv.java
index 09a6836..5e77e2f 100644
--- a/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/OspfAreaIdSubTlv.java
+++ b/protocols/pcep/pcepio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcepio/types/OspfAreaIdSubTlv.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
      +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      */
 
-    protected static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OspfAreaIdSubTlv.class);
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OspfAreaIdSubTlv.class);
 
     public static final short TYPE = 3;
     public static final short LENGTH = 4;